Posted on 10/01/2023 12:37:55 PM PDT by Libloather
Mosquitoes could be the sole species to be benefitting from climate change, as the warmer and wetter weather that comes with global warming makes for their ideal environment.
Thanks to this, the insects are growing bigger and living longer, increasing their ability to pick up and spread potentially deadly diseases.
Bites from the blood-sucking bugs are more than just an annoyance – different species can carry infectious diseases including dengue fever, Zika virus, yellow fever, chikungunya virus, malaria, and West Nile virus that they pick up from one person and pass it on to the next.
Mosquito-borne disease experts are concerned that as global temperatures continue to rise, warmer, more humid weather will become the norm in new places, making those locations the perfect breeding grounds for mosquito populations to flourish.
And as temperatures heat up and mosquitoes migrate to places they previously couldn't thrive in, their extended reach and longer lifespans give them ample opportunity to spread diseases in new parts of the world.
Climate change is one of the most pressing and politically-charged issue, and is set to bring higher temperatures in previously temperate regions, more extreme weather, and increased flooding, all of which are factors that encourage a growing population of bigger mosquitoes that stick around for longer periods.
Global average temperatures have risen by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit Since the late 1800s, with most of the increases occurring over the past 50 years.
The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere has risen as a result, about one to two percent every decade, according to the United Nations.
Dr Photini Sinnis, Deputy Director of Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, told DailyMail.com: 'The most important thing for mosquitoes and mosquito longevity is humidity.'
As greenhouse gases trap heat within the atmosphere, temperatures on Earth climb...
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Gonna need lots of DDT.
In a related story——birds, bats and spiders are gaining weight
Insect obesity is getting out of control.
It’s those dang video games.
Have they been to Alaska? They’ve always been known as the “state bird”.
I say let them keep up with their shark jumping and they will lose all credibility.
Two weeks ago: Bill Gates sees ‘a lot of climate exaggeration’ out there: ‘The climate is not the end of the planet. So the planet is going to be fine’
No this is not due to climate change.
They released foreign mosquitos that were larger than the native species.
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread viruses including dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Aedes mosquitoes are common throughout many areas of the United States.
Ae. aegypti mosquitoes can be genetically modified and used to control other Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in a community. In the United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorized use of OX5034 GM Ae. aegypti mosquitoes for release in counties in Florida and Texas. This EPA authorization allows local mosquito control programs to evaluate how effective GM mosquitoes are in reducing Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in areas where they have been released.
Efficacy and Health Issues Stop Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in California; Florida Continues
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2023/05/efficacy-and-health-issues-stop-release-of-genetically-engineered-mosquitoes-in-california-florida-continues/
Is there anything Climate Change can’t do?
i have a toothache
damn globull warming
High school biology sixty years ago— mosquitoes were known world wide except for polar regions, some deserts and mountaintops. There is no way to increase their range beyond this point.
I know what some people are thinking. Wouldn’t these giant bats be dangerous?
Maybe. But let’s concentrate on the giant mosquitoes for now. One problem at a time.
Killer Bees!
Murder Hornets!
Giant Mosquitos!
What’s next?
Butterfly Bombers?
You could always hire Rodan to get rid of the giant mosquitos.
“Bats eat mosquitoes.
The solution is simple. We’ve got to bioengineer giant bats!”
So do dragonflies.
I’d rather have giant dragonflies
I was just going to post the same thing! Camping in AK ... brutal with the mosquitoes.
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
That’s why I carry a gun.
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