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When Malaria hit the West, we drained entire swamps without a second thought And we're paying the price now with increased vulnerability to hurricanes. (Swamps
by ip26 6y ago
When Malaria hit the West, we drained entire swamps without a second thought
And we're paying the price now with increased vulnerability to hurricanes. (Swamps absorb the storm)
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y agoHow many people actually die from hurricanes versus how many were killed by malaria? I think that trade off was well worth the cost.
- MertsA 6y agoNot to mention the proposed actions aren't drastically altering the landscape and draining swamps, it's stuff like introducing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild that cause the species to become infertile and die off. Draining wetlands and destroying forests is of course many times more impactful then removing a single species.