Ghana’s climate future brings less malaria but more deadly heat, new research shows

Ghana is facing a climate story with two very different sides, according to a set of studies from the Climate Impact Lab and a major new paper published in the journal Nature. As temperatures rise, Ghana is projected to see falling malaria rates, good news driven by the same heat that is making the country more dangerous in other ways. Heat-related deaths are expected to climb, and Ghana's electricity supply isn't growing fast enough to help people cool down and protect themselves. Together,...

By Caleb Ahinakwah