How Climate Change is Affecting Where Species Live
July 04, 2024
July 04, 2024
MONTREAL, Quebec, July 4 (TNSres) -- McGill University issued the following news release:
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Impact already seen on human health and livelihoods
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As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. . . .
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Impact already seen on human health and livelihoods
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As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. . . .