Research
Researchers warn that warmer weather is helping mosquitoes spread dangerous diseases like malaria and dengue
Earth.com · By Eric Ralls ·
The Brief
- Dengue cases have kept rising as temperatures increase, according to the Earth.com report.
- Over a century of rising temperatures, the area where malaria was a constant presence shrank to about half, per the same report.
- The report cites researchers warning that warmer weather is helping mosquitoes spread dangerous diseases.
Why it matters
Temperature shifts are changing where mosquito-borne diseases persist, which affects where public health resources and surveillance are needed.
Who’s affected
- public health researchers and epidemiologists
- anyone living in regions where malaria or dengue is present
- #mosquitoes
- #malaria
- #dengue
- #climate change
- #public health
Scientists have long predicted that a warmer world would bring more disease from mosquitoes, and dengue has kept rising along with the heat. Malaria went the other way. Over a century of increasing temperatures, the area where malaria was a constant presence shrank to about half…