Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds

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Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.
Credit...Bill Draker/Rolf Nussbaumer Photography, via Alamy May 8, 2024Updated 11:31 a.m. ET Several large-scale, human-driven changes to the planet — including climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the spread of invasive species — are making infectious diseases more dangerous to people, animals and plants, according to a new study.
The new analysis, which was published in Nature on Wednesday, focused on five “global change drivers” that are altering ecosystems across the planet: biodiversity change, climate change, chemical pollution, the introduction of nonnative species and habitat loss or change.