Could heatwaves burn out mosquito-borne disease?
Study shows the insects may be clever enough to defy climate change
A ballooning impact on human health from mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever is one of the often-cited threats from global warming.
Recently, researchers have been teasing out information on an apparent paradox: warmer and wetter weather means more mosquito breeding but the insects themselves have an innate susceptibility to extreme heat.