• May
  • 06

5 Diseases Flourishing Thanks to Global Warming

Mosquitoes and other insects have long been harbingers of disease, but global warming is allowing them to venture into the newly warmer areas and spread once uncommon ailments to unfamiliar locations.

Malaria As is the case for dengue and chikungunya, rising temperatures have expanded the range of the Anopheles mosquito that carries malaria. Malaria is now found in highland regions in Africa, where it had previously not been detected; a WHO…

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