IN THE DANGER ZONE

When I started this blog three months ago, my idea of how climate change could affect disease was very simple; as regions warmed, they...

Epidemics are not new threats to humanity. However, due to increasing trade and travel, disease vectors can move further and faster than...

In my first post, I showed a map indicating that Aedes aegypti, the vector for dengue, could potentially move as far north as the UK by...

In 2016, the Yamalo-Nenets region of northern Russia experienced a devastating anthrax outbreak, known locally as the ‘Siberian Plague’....

In response to a comment on last week’s blog, this week I’m looking at how climate change will affect wheat diseases in a little more...

Food security has long been recognised as a global priority. Included as part of their “Zero Hunger” Sustainable Development Goal, the...

Critically endangered and elusively shy, you’d be forgiven for not knowing about the saiga antelope. Native to Central Asia, these...

"All models are wrong, but some are useful" — George Box (1919-2013). Before I continue investigating the impact of climate change on...

On October 17th, one of my favourite podcasts, BBC's 'Inside Science' with Dr Adam Rutherford, featured a segment on how models can help...

Earlier this year, Central and South America were hit with one of the worst outbreaks of dengue fever in decades. According to the Pan...

A significant impact of climate change is adjusting the suitable range for a considerable number of plants and animals. We can already...