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Hot Nights and Hungry Mosquitoes: Our Scary Warm World

A municipal environment and public space ministry worker fumigates against the dengue virus, a mosquito-borne illness, in Buenos Aires, Argentina last year. — A municipal environment and public space ministry worker fumigates against the dengue virus, a mosquito-borne illness, in Buenos Aires, Argentina last year.
Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg

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By Joe Wertz and Emma Court

May 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM UTC

Today’s newsletter covers another terrible consequence of global warming: the increased spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Our London-based weather reporter Joe Wertz first looks at the alarming news that West Nile virus was recently detected in the UK. Later, our climate and health reporter Emma Court tells us about a potential breakthrough in slowing the spread of malaria. For unlimited access to climate and energy news, please subscribe.

By Joe Wertz