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Syndication

Sat, 29 March 2014

TWiP 69: Malaria rising

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss an increase in the altitude of malaria distribution in warmer years in the highlands of Colombia and Ethiopia.

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Altitudinal changes in malaria incidence (Science)
El Niño (Wikipedia)
NOAA El Niño page
Image credit: Science
Letters read on TWiP 69

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Category:Science -- posted at: 5:56am PDT