The recent "zombie" anthrax outbreak unleashed by the rapid melting of permafrost that killed 2,300 reindeer, hospitalized dozens, and killed one child in northern Siberia could be an ominous glimpse into what rising temperatures mean for our future.The deadly bacteria was released because an anthrax-infected reindeer carcass, which had been frozen in the permafrost for 75 years, started to thaw after record-high summer temperature struck the region. The rate at which the permafrost melted this summer was three times faster than usual, the Siberian Times reported.

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