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TWiP 69: Malaria rising
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson discuss an increase in the altitude of malaria distribution in warmer years in the highlands of Colombia and Ethiopia.
Links for this episode:- Altitudinal changes in malaria incidence (Science)
- El Niño (Wikipedia)
- NOAA El Niño page
- Image credit: Science
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