Wake up everyone, and face what is being called perhaps "the single greatest health threat that has ever faced the human species" according to an expert. Toxic chemicals are corroding whales from the inside. "The entire ocean life is just loaded with a series of contaminants, most of which have been released by human beings," said whale scientist Roger Payne of The Ocean Alliance.
How does this threaten people? Whales get contaminated from seafood which is a primary source of animal protein for 1 billion people.
How bad is the problem? According to Payne: "you could make a fairly tight argument to say that it is the single greatest health threat that has ever faced the human species. I suspect this will shorten lives, if it turns out that this is what's going on," he said.
Hmm...worse than the plague? Worse than wars? Maybe not. This sounds bad, but the "doomsday" statement seems a bit overblown. Maybe he was misquoted. Tweet
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