After their lunch break, dozens of junior high school students run out of their classroom at Angsilapittayakom School in Chon Buri, each holding a small cup.
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After their lunch break, dozens of junior high school students run out of their classroom at Angsilapittayakom School in Chon Buri, each holding a small cup. It might look like they are seeking water, but in fact they are on the hunt for mosquito larvae.
After 20 minutes of searching in ponds on the school property, the laughing children walk back into their classrooms with glasses of water filled with larvae — and even a few extra amphibians. The goal isn’t to destroy mosquito breeding grounds, a regular activity to prevent dengue, but to learn about climate change.
This learning activity is significant because mosquito-borne illnesses are one of the many global challenges accelerated by climate change. If global temperatures rise, disease-carrying mosquitoes will have a longer breeding period and be able to spread to parts of the world where mosquitoes don’t…