Climate Impacts Have Exacerbated A Wide Range Of Human Diseases Climate Crisis
Diseases such as Zika, malaria, dengue, chikungunya and even Covid-19 have been exacerbated by climate impacts such as heatwaves, wildfires, extreme rainfall and flooding, the paper found. In total, there are more than 1,000 different pathways for these various effects to exacerbate the spread of disease, a range of threats “too many for comprehensive societal adaptations,” the researchers wrote. Global warming and changed rainfall patterns are expanding the range of disease vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas, resulting in the spread of malaria, Lyme disease, West Nile virus and other conditions....