“The only conclusion we can draw with any certainty is that as temperatures rise, the risk of overflow in this particular environment increases…Will this lead to pandemics? We know absolutely nothing about that.”
“Two things are very clear today. Firstly, the Arctic is warming rapidly, and the main risks to mankind come from its influence on our climate. Secondly that diseases from elsewhere are finding their way into vulnerable Arctic communities and ecosystems.”
Dr Stéphane Aris-Brosou from the University of Ottawa in Canada
