Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert
Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert
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The "greatest global health threat of the 21st century" (Lancet Commission, 2009) is upon us. Greenhouse gases have trapped energy equivalent to 225 billion Hiroshima bombs in our oceans since 1955 and 3 billion more in our atmosphere since 1998 (NASA, 2023). In 2023, Earth's average surface temperature was 2°C above preindustrial levels, with record-high ocean temperatures, a significant decline in Antarctic sea ice, and a 10% loss in Swiss glacier volume over the past 2 years. Arctic summer sea ice may disappear by 2030. Sea levels are rising at a rate of 1cm every 2 years.