WHO traces rise in malaria cases, other health threats, to global warming

onSep 14, 2007 @ 11:12 PDT

The World Health Organization says global warming has led to larger mosquito populations, making Dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases very difficult to control. As warm zones spread, malaria transmission is extending to areas never seen before.

Higher temperatures will also dry up arable land, causing widespread malnutrition, and put densely populated areas at risk of deadly flooding and contamination of food and water supplies.

As a result, global warming is going on the WHO agenda, probably in 2008 after more research, which will probably be put to use in programs urging governments to cut back on fossil fuel consumption and stop destroying the region’s rainforests – two of the biggest factors in climate change.

By Bill Miller

Carney Government Knew Carbon Capture Was ‘Very Limited,’ Docs Show

ByGeoff Dembicki

onFeb 20, 2026 @ 06:01 PST

Briefing notes obtained by DeSmog reveal the Carney government had major knowledge gaps about CCS even as it made the technology central to its climate plan.

Series: Mark Carney’s Climate Betrayal

Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal

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Alberta Separatism Has Always Been About Joining Trump’s America

ByMitch Anderson

onFeb 19, 2026 @ 07:22 PST

Leaders of the Alberta separatist movement are insisting they do not want to become the U.S.’s 51st state, but their actions (and own words) say otherwise.