"When we talk about climate change, we are not talking about something that is a threat in the future. We're not talking about something that may or may not occur within 50 years, or 20 years. We are talking about something that is happening now in terms of climate change impacts on the lives of people now … "John Holmes, undersecretary United Nations in general for humanitarian affairs and relief operations said WorldNetDaily, (Dec.17 2009).
So while politicians, activists and scientists continue the debate on carbon emissions and climate change, an issue that receives the least amount of public attention is the impact global warming on health. Experts now believe that climate change will make us sick and the World Health Organization (WHO) is the prediction as a result of fewer deaths from extreme cold and more deaths as a result of extreme heat. Climate is an important factor in all sorts of things that our health depends. The Global Humanitarian Forum claims that 300,000 people are dying every year because of climate change induced by malnutrition, diarrhea and malaria as well as extreme weather events. Rice production is known to decline by 10 percent for every 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature, and salmonella bacteria as the hot weather as do mosquitoes.
The predictions indicate that warmer summers and mild winters will lead to increased disease transmitted by mosquitoes. "Many diseases are" very sensitive "to climate and climate temperature, and malaria and dengue can be expected to spread to new areas. "Says Holmes.
Dengue fever occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical countries of Asia and Latin America, but also affects countries like Australia (Queensland) and the United States (Puerto Rico, the Texas-Mexico border, Hawaii and US-affiliated Pacific islands). In 2008 and 2009, epidemics severe dengue were reported in Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. And in early 2009, Queensland experienced its worst dengue outbreak in more than 50 years 1000 people infected and a woman were killed. The spread in all regional cities including Cairns and Townsville was so rampant, experts held a summit on dengue convening experts from around the world.
Dengue is transmitted by two species of mosquitoes, yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). Bite during the day and both are aggressive mosquitoes lay their eggs on the sides of any container filled with water. However, the Asian tiger is more tolerant to cold Aedes aegypti mosquito, and can spread more easily. The Asian tiger mosquito is a carrier of disease or 'vector' of more than 30 arboviruses as West Nile virus, various strains of encephalitis and Chikungunya fever, so it is the most important worldwide pesky mosquitoes. In the summer of 2007, the Asian tiger was responsible for the first outbreak of Chikungunya fever in Italy – experts now predict that all of Europe, will eventually become an ideal habitat for the species through global warming. Efforts to eliminate the species in the United States has failed so far and the U.S. territory of the Tiger now includes the southeast, from the Gulf of Mexico in the south and more than half of the Atlantic coast. The chances of eradicating the U.S. seem remote.
Because there is still no vaccines to protect against many diseases transmitted by mosquitoes to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend that bite prevention is the best protection:
 • Limit outdoor activity at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active
 • Wear long pants and shirts exposed skin and spray everywhere with insect repellents with DEET as before leaving the house
 • Keep shrubs trimmed and mowed the grass
 • Use screens and mosquito netting to keep mosquitoes out of
Another way to reduce the incidence of bites and the risk of disease is to reduce the number of mosquitoes by using mosquito traps. EnviroSafe Technologies, maker of Mega-Catch ™ mosquito traps, involving Professor Yap Han Heng Unit Vector Control Research School of Biological Sciences, University Sains Malaysia for advising and test trap designs in Southeast Asia. One of its main objectives was to develop a trap that may attract and kill the Asian tigers.
What seems to particularly effective traps is that they employ a wide range of visual stimuli to attract mosquitoes. This is an important factor in the case of biting the day, such as yellow fever and the Asian tiger mosquito which depend not only on the eye, but the signals chemical, to find their targets.
Unfortunately, no single solution that will completely remove the little bite. However, a trap mosquito sound like a very effective weapon for use in an open space like a backyard – because the most effective method of controlling mosquitoes seemed to imply to stop the breeding. And two of the best ways to accomplish this:
(a) elimination of all their most popular breeding grounds – stagnant water, although is little, anywhere, and
(b) every day during the season of capture – this interrupt breeding cycles, reducing mosquito populations.
Global warming and climate change will increase global temperatures and precipitation, which in turn means more mosquitoes. "You not to be a scientist to work that out, "according to Mega-Catch ™ general manager Michael Bremner." Trap sales have increased over the same period last year, in fact, existing customers are buying a second or third trap in order to keep up with bumper crops mosquitoes, " Bremner says.
Very few in the U.S. argue that the typical "mosquito season" seems longer than in previous years – the mosquitoes are before hatching and stay around longer than the first frost is delayed. Given that mosquitoes remain active until the temperature drops below 50 degrees, precautions are in core course. Because, one bite is all it takes to transmit the disease – and as the saying goes, better safe than sorry!
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