More than 1 billion people could be exposed to mosquito-borne diseases by 2080 while temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, according to a scientific study published in the magazine "Neglected Tropical Diseases." According to the World Health Organization, more than half of the world's population is in danger of getting dengue and with rising global temperatures, the threat could gain epidemic proportions.
Climate change would contribute to a global dengue epidemic
2019-09-24T06:31:36.093Z
More than 1 billion people could be exposed to mosquito-borne diseases by 2080 while temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, according to an…