Why India’s deadly dengue crisis is now no longer confined to the monsoons | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

Author: Tauseef Ahmad, Sajid RainaPublished on: June 11, 2026Country: India

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Why India’s deadly dengue crisis is now no longer confined to the monsoons | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

Nitin Sharma, a software engineer in Gurugram, contracted dengue in May 2026, before the monsoon season, surprising his family. Indian doctors report rising dengue cases outside traditional periods, attributed to climate change, with higher temperatures and erratic rainfall enabling mosquitoes to survive longer. The disease, once seasonal, is becoming a year-round threat.

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