Is Coronavirus the First Climate Plague?
Journalists Bryn Nelson and Jane C. Hu explain why rising temperatures will fuel an increase in both deadly outbreaks and xenophobia.
A couple wearing face masks walk at a street in Hong Kong Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. COVID-19 viral illness has sickened tens of thousands of people in China since December. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Journalists Bryn Nelson and Jane C. Hu, in conversation with The Real News Network’s Kim Brown, explain how rising temperatures will create more deadly outbreaks, and why we can expect an increase in xenophobia as these diseases spread.
Watch the interview in its entirety above.
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