Summer is coming and with it the mosquito. Although tropical and subtropical areas of the world host epidemics of mosquito-borne diseases year round, climate change is causing mosquitoes to migrate
Torrential rain and flooding are now creating calamitous conditions in Kisumu, Kenya, where WiRED International’s paraprofessional team of community health workers (CHWs) live and guard the health of their
It’s heartwarming to see the flood of public enthusiasm for this year’s 54th Earth Day celebration. My inbox was filled with organizations announcing programs to recognize this year’s theme: Planet vs. Plastics.
Dengue fever is sweeping through Brazil’s population causing states of emergency and prompting mass vaccinations. The sometime fatal illness occurs thanks to the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito,
Dengue, a viral fever transmitted by mosquitoes, is now showing up in areas of the world where it has never before been seen. Once confined to the tropics, dengue is spreading fast as illustrated by a case of dengue
While we are appropriately concerned about the impact of record-breaking temperatures on people, too often we ignore the extensive casualties of heat on the world’s animal and plant populations.
July 2023 is now the hottest month on record worldwide. Extreme heat can endanger human health. The steep rise of global temperatures and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather due to climate change can lead to heat-related illness
In June the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert identifying five cases of malaria in Florida and Texas — the first locally acquired malaria infections to occur in 20 years.
April 22 is Earth Day. WiRED International board members, staff and volunteers wish everyone a meaningful Earth Day. Ever since the first Earth Day in 1970, each year Earth Day voices our global environmental consciousness, calls the world to action
No one escapes air pollution. A family in a Kisumu, Kenya, community cooks all its meals on a wood and charcoal fire inside their home. Indoor cooking over an open fire is common practice in much of the