BACKGROUND For centuries, thinkers have considered whether and how climatic
conditions influence the nature of societies and the performance of economies. A …

Introduction: Biodiversity and biodiversity-based ecosystems services are intrinsically
dependent on the climate. During the twentieth century, climate change has posed major …

The new scenario process for climate change research includes the creation of Shared
Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) describing alternative societal development trends over …

The collection of articles in this Special Feature is part of a larger project on “Forecasting
Societies' Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change”(an Advanced Grant of the European …

There is near unanimous scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions generated by
human activity will change Earth's climate. The recent (globally averaged) warming by 0· 5° …

We perform sensitivity analyses on a mathematical model of malaria transmission to
determine the relative importance of model parameters to disease transmission and …

The projected global increase in the distribution and prevalence of infectious diseases with
climate change suggests a pending societal crisis. The subject is increasingly attracting the …

While average temperature is likely to increase in most locations on Earth, many places will
simultaneously experience higher variability in temperature, precipitation, and other climate …

The impact of global warming on insect-borne diseases and on highland malaria in
particular remains controversial. Temperature is known to influence transmission intensity …

Background In recent years, the impact of climate change on human health has attracted
considerable attention; the effects on malaria have been of particular interest because of its …