Climate change could further expose Africa to malaria

The spread of malaria could be exacerbated by climate change, it has been claimed.

Alok Jha, writing for the Guardian, has put together a list of consequences that could arise from the failure of the Copenhagen committee to deliver substantial targets to cut emissions.

He noted numerous healthcare issues that could be affected by the temperature changes.

The writer commented: "The Amazon turns into desert and grasslands, while increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere make the world's oceans too acidic for remaining coral reefs and thousands of other marine lifeforms. More than 60 million people, mainly in Africa, would be exposed to higher rates of malaria."

He also said that decreasing agricultural produce would mean greater levels of starvation would become prominent throughout the world.

The Copenhagen climate change talks concluded on Friday (December 18th) after African nations had gone on a mini-strike in protest of what they perceived to be richer countries scaling back their promises to cut emissions.

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