Is Climate Change Releasing Ancient Frozen Diseases?

 

The world is getting hotter, and the permafrosts are melting. Buried under the ice in Antarctica, Alaska and the Siberian permafrost is the potential for a global epidemic of ancient disease, in the form of bacteria and viruses from thousands or even millions of years ago. In this video I delve into the wealth of research on this topic of permafrosts, together we will discover exactly what a permafrost is, where they are and what the consequences that come with their thawing out will be. We know that there is frozen bacteria and viruses in the permafrost soil, but could there be something much more sinister? Could the deadly infections of the 18th and 19th century also be laying dormant, waiting to strike humanity once again? Is it dangerous that the Russian city of Yakutsk resides on top of a permafrost? Have researchers already discovered deadly ancient frozen diseases? All this and more will be revealed in this episode of Wiser. Stay tuned. I hope you enjoy this weeks video, hit those like and subscribe buttons if you did! Join the Wiser crew for more awesome and educational videos! If you wish to support me to make these videos full time and eventually quit my job, my Patreon is here: https://www.patreon.com/wiservideos Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction to the concept 00:28 - Can life survive being frozen? 01:26 - The effects of freezing on bacteria, viruses and germs 01:42 - What is Permafrost? 02:54 - How fast is the Arctic Permafrost melting? 03:20 - The 30,000 year old flower 03:47 - Salekhard and the Siberian Anthrax outbreak 04:40 - Methane explosions caused by thawing permafrost 05:21 - Could the melting permafrost cause a revival of deadly 18th and 19th century infections? 07:05 - Studies and research on newly discovered ancient bacteria and viruses, from permafrosts. 09:47 - Yatusk, the Russian city that sits on top of a permafrost 10:38 - Conclusions Sources: All video footage is mine to use and acquired legitimately from Video Blocks. Music: All music is from the Youtube Audio Library. Cumulus Nimbus by Quincas Moreira Beyond the Lows by The Whole Other Far The Days Come by Letter Box They Might Not by Puddle of Infinity Want to see more content from Wiser?! Killer Zombie Fungus?! What is Cordyceps? https://youtu.be/v0VjG_lcwIs If you have an issue regarding something in one of my videos, please contact me before reporting the video and I will gladly fix it for you! Thank you so much for watching this episode, see you next time.