Bacteria and Viruses in Permafrost: Aren't we in Danger?
*** Case-1 :In August 2016 in a distant corner of siberian tundra called "Yamal Peninsula" in the arctic circle, a 12 years old kid passed on and atleast 20 individuals were hospitalized subsequent to being contaminated by Bacillus anthracis (anthrax). --- BBC *** Case-2 :"A deadly virus called Phocine distemper virus (PDV) is rapidly spreading among marine mammals in the Arctic",published in a new study in November 2019 in the journal Nature . For the 1st case,The hypothesis is that,over 75 years ago,a reindeer infected with Bacillus anthracis kicked the bucket and it's frozen remains got caught under a layer of frozen soil,known as permafrost .There it remained until a heatwave in the late spring of 2016,when the permafrost defrosted. And for the 2nd case,Scientists have found a link between the disease and melting sea ice.They found a record amount of sea ice melt in August 2002 was followed by a widespread outbreak of PDV in North Pacific Steller sea l...