Global warming and the Plague (yeah, that Plague)
Outbreaks of bubonic plague in the U.S. might be linked to climate change in the Pacific Ocean.
Scientists from Norway, The US and Sweden found that the number of infections in the US seemed to shift along with changing climate conditions known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO).
The outbreaks seemed to occur during times of warm, wet conditions, authors wrote in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
Global warming might mean fewer cases in a hotter, drier North America, but parts of the world expected to see warmer, moister tempertures might not be so lucky.
[Plague tower, Austria by celesteh]
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:03 pm
This Plague?
or http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2083277924_32a8f36177.jpg?v=0 if img tags don’t work
September 4th, 2008 at 9:35 am
I’m missing something (so unhip it’s a wonder my…), but that looks almost as bad.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Oh, trust me, it’s not a “too unhip” thing. It’s from the movie Hackers. He is the main bad guy, and his handle is “The Plague”.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Thanks. Never saw that movie. (Not a big fan of the talkies.:)