Why are humans uneasy when the corpses of prehistoric creatures are dug up in the Arctic? Earth's Pandora's box opened?

What happened to the earth in the past few years? Natural disasters occur frequently. Major natural disasters such as earthquakes, heavy rains, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis frequently occur. The Tonga volcano erupted a few days ago. In the Arctic, scientists continue to dig out the bodies of prehistoric creatures. If the glaciers melt on a large scale, will the viruses frozen in prehistoric times explode?

Everyone knows that if the Arctic glaciers melt, not only prehistoric viruses will come out, but also a large amount of methane accumulated under the Arctic glaciers will also be released. By that time, the rapid global warming will no longer be a matter of lip service. environment will become unmanageable.

Why are there so many corpses and viruses of ancient creatures under the Arctic ice?

In 2014, French biologists extracted a virus that had been stored in permafrost for 30,000 years in experiments. After they reheated the virus in the lab, the virus quickly revived. Scientists have concluded from this that all unknown pathogens in the permafrost ice may resuscitate as the climate warms.

In 2016, there were reports of anthrax virus that had been extinct for many years in northern Russia. This virus caused 2,300 reindeer to die one after another, 1 child died, 72 herdsmen were hospitalized, and 63 people were evacuated urgently, causing great economic losses and residents’ lives. panic.

Scientists later found out that the permafrost thawed to bring these viruses. After the permafrost thawed, the virus recovered and entered the groundwater for human consumption. There is also a legend that an elk corpse was revived after the permafrost thawed and ran out. Introduced anthrax bacillus into the world.

"Anthrax", also known as Bacillus anthracis, is the largest Gram-positive bacillus. Unlike ordinary bacteria, this virus has capsules formed in its body and can form spores in extremely harsh environments. The formation of spores increases the resistance of Bacillus anthracis, making it difficult to kill it. During World War II, Britain also used it as a biological and chemical weapon.

How much impact would a massive release of Arctic methane have on Earth?

Explorations have found that the Arctic is a natural and huge methane storage pool. There is a large amount of methane stored under the glaciers. Due to global warming, the leakage of Arctic methane has become very common. However, if the ice and permafrost melt a lot The rapid global warming caused by the release of methane will no longer be a research, but a reality.

In 2006, the "Nature" magazine had an article on the melting of glaciers, which warned people that if the permafrost zone in Siberia melted on a large scale, it would cause the amount of methane released to increase exponentially, and global climate change would worsen dramatically." At that time She herself did not expect that the melting speed of the glaciers would be so fast, and the amount of methane released would increase exponentially, exacerbating the arrival of the global warming effect.

In fact, we can feel the climate change brought about by the melting of glaciers. When we were young, snow always came as scheduled in winter. Now it is too difficult to meet snow once in winter.

Grass has begun to grow on the world's highest peaks, and the temperature in the polar regions has exceeded 20 degrees Celsius. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and the future of coastal cities is worrying. Extreme weather causes environmental changes, and many natural disasters may be related to this.

If humans do not pay attention to the methane release brought about by the melting of Arctic glaciers, the global climate will become more and more severe, the sea level will rise rapidly, coastal areas will be submerged, and the rising temperature will cause major changes in the global climate. affect human survival.