Keyword Infectious Diseases

As summers become longer and hotter under climate change, many Canadians will be seeking relief at lake beaches. But hotter summers and changing precipitation make favourable conditions for algal blooms to grow in the water, which can produce toxins that are harmful to human health. Experts, Indigenous communities, and residents in the Lake Winnipeg area are all too familiar with the impacts of algal blooms on health, as they discuss in this video   Recommended Video Citation Climate Atlas of Canada. (2021). Hotter Summers Greener Lakes: Algal blooms, climate change, and human health. Prairie Climate Centre. https://climateatlas.ca/video/hotter-summers-greener-lakes

“What’s the Buzz” tells the story of Canada’s increase in mosquito-borne diseases over the last 20 years, largely due to climate change. With warmer, wetter weather in our future, experts expect these diseases will become more common. Canadians are being impacted while also responding to an increase in West Nile Virus and adapting to lessen their risk.   Recommended Video Citation Climate Atlas of Canada. (2021). What's the Buzz: Mosquito-borne diseases and climate change. Prairie Climate Centre. https://climateatlas.ca/video/whats-buzz

When the three hottest months of the high-sun season roll around, many Canadians are used to dealing with pests - be it those pesky mosquitoes when working out in the yard or sticky ticks when walking in the forest. But in a warming world, these pests are becoming more than just a nuisance for Canadians.