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What
are El Nińo’s effect on environmental and health ?
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El Niño
causes excess rainfall and drought. It has been
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shown to
increase incidence of malaria and cholera;
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changes
in rainfall impact mosquito habitat and
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human
water supply. El Niño is also implicated in
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outbreaks
of dengue fever and hantavirus. More
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generally,
diminished food supplies may make
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populations more
susceptible to disease.
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