Anthrax, small pox and giant viruses — Russian scientists are warning of a host of threats that could be unleashed on the world as global warming melts the frozen far north of the country. A recent anthrax outbreak on the Yamal peninsula left a child dead, 23 people infected and the government scrambling to deploy hundreds of rescue workers and soldiers to stop any further spread. The most likely source of the epidemic was "burial sites for animals that died of anthrax 70 years ago", according to Boris Kershengoltz…
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