Scientists are working on new ways to stop sicknesses that are spread by bugs like mosquitoes because the weather is changing. The weather is getting warmer, and this is making people sick in different ways. The scientists are looking at the weather and where mosquitoes have their babies to guess when people might get sick. They want to warn people early so they can do things to stay healthy, like getting rid of water where mosquitoes lay eggs.
The weather is getting hotter and rainier because of changes in the climate, and this is helping mosquitoes that make people sick go to new places. If we don't stop putting gases into the air that make the earth warmer, mosquitoes will have an easier time living and making people sick. There are a lot more people getting sick with a disease called dengue now than there were 20 years ago. A special project is trying to guess when dengue will happen so people can get ready and stop it from spreading.
To really fight these sicknesses that come from the changing weather, people say we need to stop making the earth warmer and think about health when we talk about the climate. We need to keep an eye on mosquitoes and guess when sicknesses will happen, but we also need to fix the bigger problem of the climate changing. Our health and the weather are connected, and as more sicknesses spread, we need to pay more attention and spend more money to deal with these problems.
Original news source: How scientists are fighting climate-fuelled disease (BBC)
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They are trying to find new ways to prevent people from getting sick from mosquitoes.
The weather is getting warmer because of changes in the climate.
Scientists are looking at the weather and where mosquitoes have their babies to predict when people might get sick and warn them early.
People can get rid of water where mosquitoes lay eggs and take precautions like using mosquito repellent and wearing long sleeves and pants.
If we don't stop putting gases into the air that make the earth warmer, mosquitoes will have an easier time living and making people sick.
More people are getting sick with dengue now compared to 20 years ago because the weather is changing and mosquitoes that spread dengue are going to new places.
People say we need to stop making the earth warmer and pay more attention and spend more money to deal with these problems.
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Scientists are working on new ways to stop sicknesses that are spread by bugs like mosquitoes because the weather is changing. The weather is getting warmer, and this is making sick in different ways. The scientists are looking at the weather and where mosquitoes have their to guess when people might get sick. They to warn people early so they can do things to stay healthy, like rid of water where mosquitoes lay eggs. The weather is getting hotter and rainier because of in the climate, and this is mosquitoes that make people sick go to new places. If we don't stop putting gases into the air that make the earth warmer, mosquitoes will have an easier time living and making people sick. There are a lot people getting sick with a disease called dengue now than there 20 years ago. A project is trying to guess when dengue will happen so people can get ready and stop it from spreading. To really fight these sicknesses that come from the changing weather, people say we need to stop making the earth warmer and think about health when we talk about the climate. We to keep an eye on mosquitoes and when sicknesses will happen, but we also need to fix the bigger problem of the climate changing. Our health and the weather are connected, and as more sicknesses , we need to pay more attention and spend more money to deal with these problems.
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1. What is a sickness that can be spread by mosquitoes?
2. How would you feel if you got sick because of mosquitoes?
3. Do you like warm weather? Why or why not?
4. What do scientists want to do to help people stay healthy?
5. How is the weather changing?
6. Do you think it's important to protect the environment? Why or why not?
7. What is dengue? Have you ever heard of it before?
8. How do you think climate change affects our health?
9. What can we do to stop the earth from getting warmer?
10. Do you think it's important to pay attention to the weather? Why or why not?
11. How can we prevent sicknesses from spreading?
12. Why do you think it's important to spend money on dealing with these problems?
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