• Climate Change Driving a "Shift" in Childhood Malaria Risk Across Africa

    Source: CarbonBriefRising temperatures are redistributing the risk of childhood malaria in Africa, resulting in areas of "new risk" in the east and south of the continent but also "relief hotspots" in western Africa. This is according to a new study, published in Nature, which provides the "most comprehensive look to date at the impact of climate change on any infectious disease." The World Health Organization estimates that more than 600,000 people died of...

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