...will have risen in many parts of the world by 2020 (relative to the average risk in the years 1961 to 1990), according to projections assuming a temperature increase of about two degrees Fahrenheit. The analysis was based solely on temperature threshold and did not assess other factors that could influence malarias spread.


Images: BRYAN CHRISTIE; SOURCE: PIM MARTENS Maastricht University

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