
Climate change is leading to increased risk of disease in the world’s most vulnerable areas
Climate change is having a huge influence on the global spread of illnesses. To adapt to changing climatic circumstances, animals and the illnesses they carry are relocating and increasing their ranges. Deforestation, mining, agriculture, and urbanization all contribute to biodiversity loss and the formation of new disease hotspots. Furthermore, climate change is relocating millions of people each year, putting further strain on already vulnerable systems. As a result, illnesses are spreading and developing in new places. Rising temperatures cause animals to migrate to higher elevations, carrying illnesses with them and increasing the risk to people. Warmer winters and longer activity seasons for disease vectors like ticks and mosquitoes are also contributing to disease transmission. Weather patterns that are erratic, such as droughts and floods.
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