Drought driven by climate change is redefining how disease spreads, study finds

Mongabay
Nov 6, 2026, 11:16 am63 ptsTrending
As climate change intensifies, drought is widening globally, causing alterations in water-dependent pathogen patterns, leaving scientists scrambling to understand how infectious disease transmission is evolving. They’ll need to act quickly to predict and prepare for future outbreaks: In 2025, annual drought…

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