00:03Mosquitoes aren't just obnoxious, they're also one of our planet's most notorious killers.
00:08In fact, they're responsible for spreading some 700 million blood-borne illnesses every year,
00:13resulting in the deaths of an astounding 725,000 people.
00:17And now scientists say, as many parts of the world continue to get warmer,
00:21they're becoming more hospitable to these tiny little killers,
00:23and their populations are spreading further every year.
00:26Researchers have been watching 22 species of African mosquitoes and their habitats,
00:31looking at historical data going all the way back to 1898.
00:34Since that time, the planet has warmed by at least 2.16 degrees Fahrenheit.
00:38And now experts believe that many species are spreading their territory by around 3 miles every year,
00:43finding some mosquito species swarming 310 miles further south than they should have.
00:48What's more, they're also moving to higher elevations as well,
00:51increasing the spread of diseases like malaria to once more immune areas.
00:54Experts say that this mosquito spread could increase the cases of blood-borne illnesses exponentially,
01:00possibly putting a billion more people at risk,
01:02especially considering that ethnic groups which live in areas already affected by mosquito-borne illnesses
01:07have a resistance to diseases like malaria,
01:09a resistance that those that live in other areas do not.
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