"Nature": Climate change may lead to an additional 500,000 malaria deaths in Africa by 2050.

A recent study published in the journal Nature warns that climate change could lead to an additional 500,000 malaria deaths in Africa over the next 25 years, with up to 123 million new infections. The study points out that the "destructive impact" of frequent extreme weather events on public health systems will be the main factor driving the increase in malaria risk, far outweighing the direct effects of rising temperatures on mosquito ecology.