Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

Global Warmings’ Virus Risk

April 13, 2020;

Melting permafrost risks releasing “viruses and bacteria absent from the biosphere of life on Earth for thousands of years”. Evolutionary biologist Jean-Michel Claverie believes that “viruses that can infect humans or animals might be preserved in old permafrost layers, including some that have caused global epidemics in the past”. Research undertaken in 2015 on a melting Tibetan glacier identified “28 previously undiscovered virus groups”.

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