COVID-19 is "The Big One"; look no further! As more of the pandemic's devastations come to light over the coming months & years, we will see how deep & devastating it really is. And how it will cause one of the most significant shifts in human society that we've experienced in modern history. It's time we put ourselves in the here & now, end this pandemic ASAP & focus on grieving, healing & rebuilding. Links: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/who-warns-covid-19-pandemic-is-not-necessarily-the-big-one https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/herd-immunity-lockdowns-and-covid-19 https://www.jblearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284170702 https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/debora-mackenzie/covid-19/9780306924231/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-problem-of-long-haul-covid/ https://www.survivorcorps.com/story https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/12/28/coronavirus-long-haulers https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/story-real-canary-coal-mine-180961570/ Telegraph UK - Poorer Countries are At Risk of Getting Stuck in the Covid Crisis Until 2023 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/2021-predictions-covid-war-famine-poverty-b1781258.html Photos: Teddy - Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash Earthquake - moein rezaalizade on Unsplash Flood - Saikiran Kesari on Unsplash Zombie - alert-4960172_1920