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International Business Times
International Business Times
Science
Daniel Lawler

Fifth Of Dengue Cases Due To Climate Change: Researchers

Dengue, which is sometimes fatal, is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes (Credit: AFP)

Climate change is responsible for nearly a fifth of the record number of dengue cases worldwide this year, US researchers said on Saturday, seeking to shine a light on how rising temperatures help spread disease.

Researchers have been working to swiftly demonstrate how human-driven climate change directly contributes to individual extreme weather events such as the hurricanes, fires, droughts and floods that have battered the world this year.

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