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Under the impact of the small new crown virus , a disaster that no one can predict has brought human society into panic. But is the virus really the worst enemy we need to face? The former richest man in the world Bill Gates (Bill Gates) gave a negative answer and issued a warning: " will face two major disasters in the future, either of which is more difficult to deal with than today’s virus. We must be prepared for this. ”
In fact, as early as 2015, in a TED talk , Bill Gates issued a warning: human beings have not yet killed the next one. Be fully prepared for an epidemic. Today, the new crown virus has caused millions of deaths worldwide, which has also made Bill Gates a high-profile figure in the prophecy world.
And the 65-year-old Bill Gates believes that although the sudden new crown virus has spread for more than a year, the real disaster facing mankind is far from coming. The two most serious threats are "climate change." (Climate Change) and the proliferation of “Bioterrorism”.
Climate Change (Climate Change)
Bill Gates believes that climate warming will be more difficult to control than today's new coronavirus, and it is more threatening to human life. A study shows that by around 2050, climate change will cause global GDP losses of up to 7.9 trillion US dollars! In addition,The climate refugee tide caused by sea level rise, the water shortage caused by extreme heat waves, the food crisis caused by global warming, and the climate drastic change caused by the super El Niño phenomenon, will all restrict mankind. The bottleneck for the continued development of civilization.
A study in "Nature" has shown that: in the past 100 years, human activities have been affecting the earth’s climate pattern, making certain areas more and more drier, while others In some places, the opposite is true. Scientists believe that this trend of climate disorder will continue to worsen in the future, and eventually counteract humans themselves-by the end of this century, the lethality of climate warming to humans may increase by more than five times. What's more worrying is that climate change affects us like boiling frogs in warm water, and it is often too late when you realize it.
Bioterrorism (Bioterrorism)
What is bioterrorism? The so-called terrorism is a human-induced biological disaster-the use of bacteria, viruses and other infectious agents that can be transmitted between humans, animals, or plants, resulting in a large number of deaths of humans, animals, and crops. One of the characteristics is deliberate!
Obviously, this is more "terrifying" than global climate change, which means that as long as someone wants to destroy, they can create a virus to launch an attack. Judging from today's global performance, the United States has no ability to contain the sudden outbreak of this epidemic.
information source: TED Talk, The Sun
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