Latin America is experiencing the worst dengue epidemic ever recorded in the history of the disease, with more than 8.2 million cases of people affected this year, according to data from the Pan American Health Organization. Dengue cases reported to the WHO have multiplied by eight in the last two decades, rising from 500,000 in 2000 to over 5 million in 2019.  If we can limit global warming to just 1°C, we still expect an additional 2.4 billion people to be at risk of malaria and dengue by 2100 compared to the period from 1970-1999. However, continuing on our current … Continue reading Climate Change Ignites Record Dengue Spread, Affecting Millions: How Safe is Europe and the US?”