Climate Change Revives Anthrax In Siberia

I’ve been highlighting the tremendous progress on renewable energy on this blog, but have shied away from commenting on the devastating effects that climate change is already having on our planet. It is just simply too depressing to cover. From the bleaching of coral on the Great Barrier Reef to the new record temperatures being set virtually every month, it is just worse news piled on top of bad news. And it is clear that nothing will stop this process from continuing for the foreseeable future. In a sign of just how bad things will become, it appears that the Siberian tundra is starting to melt, potentially releasing massive amounts of methane into the atmosphere. It also appears that long-dormant bacteria are also coming back to life as the tundra begins to melt. Anthrax has appeared for the first time in about 75 years in western Siberia, killing thousands of reindeer and infecting at least dozens of humans. Sadly, this may be what the future looks like. And Republicans still live in denial about climate change.