malaria outbreak in kenya

Over the past 20 years malaria has been spreading to places of higher altitudes. The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) recently published a study showing that Kenya’s average annual temperature has risen from 17 degrees in 1989 to 19 degrees in 2010. This increase is extremely significant because the malaria parasite can only mature in temperatures above 18 degrees. Cases similar to this have been reported in Tanzania, the Colombian Andes, and Papua New Guinea. It has been predicted that an extra 400 million people could be exposed to malaria by 2080 because of climate change. This is especially dangerous because many of the people affected by this are unaware of its dangers of malaria and are unable to deal with many of the medical issues. Malaria can cause high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia and is usually spread by mosquitoes, but can also be spread from a mother to her unborn baby. The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) have both been funding the provision of mosquito nets in Kenya in hopes of reducing the spread of malaria.

http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/391702/warmer_temperatures_spreading_malaria_in_africa.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001646/
http://www.lomborg-errors.dk/MalariaKenya.htm

Over the years there have been some technological advances that are helping to minimize the affects of global warming. One of these things is an energy revolution that lets us stop using coal for energy and instead use wind power and solar energy. By using renewable energy such as wind and solar power, we are not only burning less fossil fuel but we are also able to give the millions of people that were left without power in the fossil fuel based energy system access to power. Another technological advancement that has recently been made is SIRT (Scrubbing Ionized Rain Tunnel), that has recently been patented by GWPT (Global Warming Prevention Technologies).

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/

http://www.gwpt.com/solutions.emission_control.gk

There are many changes we can make in our everyday lives to help reduce the affects of climate change. Some things you can do are as simple as walking or riding your bike to work, or switching to energy saving light bulbs. There are also some larger changes we can make, such as switching to more energy efficient appliances, or buying a hybrid car. There are little things we can all do to make a difference and save our planet.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/