Conclusion: "Climate change could cause more severe flu seasons ". Evidence: "It appears that fewer people contract influenza during warm winters"

Climate change could cause more severe flu seasons

‘It appears that fewer people contract influenza during warm winters, and this causes a major portion of the population to remain vulnerable into the next season, causing an early and strong emergence,’ said Towers, according to an Arizona statement. ‘And when a flu season begins exceptionally early, much of the population has not had a chance to get vaccinated, potentially making that flu season even worse,’ Towers said.