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Climate-Sensitive Diseases: How Rising Temperatures Are Expanding Mosquito and Water-Borne Disease Zones
Jeffrey Bardzell 19 January 2026 0 Comments

Climate-Sensitive Diseases: How Rising Temperatures Are Expanding Mosquito and Water-Borne Disease Zones

Climate change is expanding the geographic range of mosquito- and water-borne diseases like dengue, malaria, and cholera. Rising temperatures, flooding, and droughts are creating new hotspots for outbreaks, putting billions at risk. Health systems are struggling to keep up.