Friday, 29 January 2021

Tropical peat conservation could help fight future pandemics

When I think of peat, I think of Scotch or Irish fireplaces.

When I think of pandemics—pre-COVID, and now—I think about the impending doom of mutant virus strains spreading rapidly through increasingly warmer climates by droves of mosquitoes.

I did not think there was a significant Venn diagram overlap between the two things. — Read the rest