Friday, November 9, 2018

Flood dynamics increase population vulnerability to waterborne disease and climate

Flood dynamics increase population vulnerability to waterborne disease and climate: They discovered that increases in diarrheal disease cases were closely tied to periods of rainfall, flood recession, and changes in surface water quality, with a 1 meter drop in river height in the dry season associated with a staggering 16.7 percent increase in diarrheal disease in children under 5.



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