https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-coronavirus-bats-study/
BY JEFF BERARDELLI
FEBRUARY 5, 2021 / 4:04 PM/ CBS NEWShttps://www.cbsnews.com/embed/video/?v=290f588c4a9f050e7ec1fceb8754cf75#xVZZb9w2EP4rgh6L5YqSqGuBovARIEEC14jj%2BMEqFhQ52mWsq6K0RwP%2F9w4l7eGkRVAgSWEsTJEzw%2BE3M9%2FMZ5v3Xd0UfG8vuraHmb1REmp78dlWHZTaXjx%2Btrt9A%2FbC3tTSntlK4pJnInaj3CVJQD3CwAcSBxHDT19IL6eU8RBly2b3HvI3RuOT3O7%2BvPeyD%2FHb6uov2EH7tFP3dwD9x%2Bb9w51GaV30K5Tcrmuiqg3oTq14V7eaiLrqVNUD0cBbscbTrsbNtq74RrW9JnWrVqrSeEC2%2FZpXRKxVxdFkp7rCuP7w%2BnfrhU1rNGXldWtd%2Ff7xzTVxE0sUPWhLzedzVJXwhIq4yPui%2BHc7B98OBo1v1plv1uQbHlgPxreZdTU5J3hVV0rw4sOPsN6pEg3xsrEXbuh6lCUJiyml%2BLK%2B5Z2qKzzw49PnO55BgV5Qb%2BHGaKAYvyt8Pka95CvQJi20iea66xq9SJ3UEZmuYKu9OS4U3tcpMRd1mTrrPksdlTpt6njUc1OH4s%2BnqeNGUR74LCQyYRFhInNJluWCJJEnfY8nmQy91OnWfZlVXBWpEzK680PUDFwWZIkvYplDLqkvQ4hzL%2FSpT3OZyWT0huS9xueQ75ZH5OgLCf2QBT6ZPJp%2FalYI1PqnI%2BJ6Md1FHqoymYmQ5TKMfZFkQS4QHiEY5zSiTEL0v0DyPLObFjYKtvdt8QIb3RRKwJyXxWqu6tThDeKxwccNrJM632KJ1JkMp459pKoz%2B01byzny1HAynyIxoj994FWI%2F7rQXwUhDmiQ%2BHGQJDTEpDPPcpeDYMl1B%2B289Pv4cKv3069Fpip5Z7i3MSAOJZs6O1I2sLp%2F%2Fw4l%2Bi%2FA3m63L32ZQP5uWTAEQek3ZVMbT%2B1FzguNLQQbihJDCzGVQd2YBiwLicCHEub7Hom5HxBK8xA5iWWMuSf2R4cJbKBS1YoYz8kW4AkqSUShGtMl1gpa4yQ2rEd7krSMJJ5NsoZbM22dH1rTkTWa%2BQMzlLdQdR%2BMqze8NPR7dXlnvZp0bkaDx8su96PQ4z9JPRyvvRqtYwFAo3QtUcPFpwHXhm7t4Z2wKvHi8aBvMJ%2B1PiLHi%2BJCCNy5LGrxdCRffa%2BhveszLVqVgTyK66audN0e5Nawu7iGnPeFyRM6wz972L087frJjAWzIDEdouXiCZ9hIoX5oTHgMKwxuX1KAxqHCCQbkbmZsshgG%2BLWL%2BZK%2FKj0UnfLlcFvCgLu8GbJzXtvUufCfkY0yn5329YNtN3%2BLWDkbI9FIHkQ%2Bm4k3YAlLHE93%2Bd%2BaD9jbEro%2BNBr0MUOVnuzxr11Lcf8N2Abs1PO5MC7vgXMEdPKwARiGlnQYYTIwH2aBXCJtIOLY0Hs1liboi4KEGNVHdVS50vbqfOb0suiXq1ALlX1KzVsd46k0q8qnhUmSuNAxVvsAAVc9Oh%2Fa2ahR9tDXuc0DoiAyCXMA%2BR6DxgB4bLENDYReyZHX6geEvAT5LmVmbyUUBTqTG4YtARWVJShRWyW2ExkxEmG7Z9kMeRZQpmfx2Y8mFRu%2B%2Bwan2UigrREcJijgeW5C8oWbnISO0woWD1IQmAJ5IAVWKld8r215huwzAgJ0uLWE%2Bytti4gtc1Qcj6rNLySUCoxs3TXy72l%2BV6fXXGIWNUh8Mtp16TbMTAjeDTkNKRhRsALAoKJExCeuxnxIPISEfu5zHNUS7wQKwk7E8gkJCzkHGknAeysoQsej%2BKY%2Bga7k%2FkDwC8fOXhwegRWIHZ1oyixEYmD2xL0E9LewIfXsDF42oZjVgcBUxxLM1IbCsD%2Fr5UhzEdbCwWVAGPQbN%2BNrqDC4WDcn6wgWZiSVwj4FjJ7otoh7hGWbORjDDPPRZpNGD415wnJIzfBKQmHgyA4KEyEd7oCX6yQHdgxGnd13woY%2BfjArlmLAbwteGda0ZhrY3dZGg%2BXJwjM53TFJGEuBl6ovjQlgu0yV8XZsVFAEagMcKaZmqI6jsdfDhFf9bWxwU5hI2PYXrSvjHeaDEk3tKwSpOK3Nd6KUE%2FIFsDlFLHvfp8xOuHx35UHjvqmSz%2BgtT8%2F%2Fw0%3D
Human-causedclimate change”may have played a key role” in thecoronaviruspandemic. That’s the conclusion of a new study which examined how changes in climate have transformed the forests of Southeast Asia, resulting in an explosion of bat species in the region.
The researchers found that, due to changes in vegetation over the past 100 years, an additional 40 species of bat have moved into the region, carrying with them 100 more types of bat-borne coronaviruses. Bats are known carriers of coronaviruses, with various species carrying thousands of different types. Many scientists believe the virus that started the worldwide COVID-19 pandemicoriginated in batsin southern China’s Yunnan province or neighboring areas before it crossed paths with humans.
These findings have scientists concerned about the probability that climate change will make future pandemics more likely.
“If bats…
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