{"id":380340,"date":"2025-05-27T19:10:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=380340"},"modified":"2025-05-27T19:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:11:00","slug":"the-guardian-is-lying-about-mosquito-borne-diseases-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=380340","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian Is Lying About Mosquito-Borne Diseases in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From ClimateRealism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Anthony Watts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a May 23 article \u201cClimate change could bring insect-borne tropical diseases to UK, scientists warn,\u201d<\/em><\/a> The Guardian<\/em> asserts that rising global temperatures are making Britain more hospitable to tropical mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, West Nile virus, and chikungunya. This claim is a lie. England\u2019s climate has been suitable for the mosquitos bearing \u201ctropical\u201d diseases for centuries, with malaria, then commonly referred to as \u201caugue\u201d or \u201cmarch fever,\u201d being endemic<\/a> across England even during the little ice age from the 15th<\/sup> through the 19th<\/sup> centuries. It was largely eradicated in the 20th<\/sup> century with the draining of wetlands and improved housing. Also, a thorough examination of existing scientific evidence shows that while climate can play a role in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, the actual drivers of disease spread are primarily human movement, infrastructure, sanitation, and public health responses, not a mild warming trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClimate change could make the UK vulnerable to insect-transmitted tropical diseases that were previously only found in hot countries, scientists have warned, urging ministers to redouble efforts to contain their spread abroad,\u201d writes The Guardian<\/em>, apparently unaware that malaria and other mosquito-carried illnesses were common in England throughout history until fairly recent times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/em> article leans heavily on speculative projections about future climate conditions, quoting experts who cite worst-case emissions scenarios<\/em> (temperature increases of 4\u20135\u00b0C) and suggest that \u201cclimate change is making the UK more hospitable\u201d to mosquito vectors. Yet even those quoted, such as Dr. Robert Jones of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, admit, \u201c[w]e are unlikely to see a dramatic surge in tropical diseases.\u201d That observation undermines The Guardian<\/em>\u2019s entire climate alarmist framing of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article also acknowledges there is currently no human transmission of West Nile virus in the UK, and that the necessary mosquito vectors (e.g., Aedes aegypti<\/em><\/a> and Aedes albopictus<\/em><\/a>) are not established in sufficient numbers to pose a significant risk. This key fact contradicts the article\u2019s headline and premise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t the first time the mainstream media has made wild, unsubstantiated claims about climate change and mosquito-borne disease. Climate Realism<\/em> has repeatedly debunked this narrative:<\/p>\n\n\n\n