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Climate change is increasing the risk of malaria for people living in mountainous regions in the tropics
2014-03-06 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Millions of people living at higher altitudes in the tropics will be at risk of malaria as a result of rising temperatures and climate change, according to an analysis of the disease over the past two decades in two mountainous regions in South America and Africa. Scientists found that when temperatures increased, malaria affected people at higher altitudes than when temperatures were cooler. It is the first study on the ground to show how temperature changes can affect the risk of malaria in...
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