May 23, 2024, by lzzre

Climate change & malaria transmissions

Using global hydrological models, new research from experts from the University of Leeds, Nottingham, Lincoln and Namibia, showed that changes in climate will cause a net decrease in the number of locations in Africa suitable for malaria transmissions from 2025.

Simon Gosling, Professor of Climate Risks & Environmental Modelling at the University of Nottingham, co-authored the study and helped to coordinate the water modelling experiments used in the research.

He said: “Our study highlights the complex way that surface water flows change the risk of malaria transmission across Africa, made possible thanks to a major research programme conducted by the global hydrological modelling community to compile and make available estimates of climate change impacts on water flows across the planet.”

Read the full article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240509155516.htm

 

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