Dry winters linked to seasonal outbreaks of influenza
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 23:28
in Earth & Climate
The seasonal increase of influenza has long baffled scientists, but a new study has found that seasonal changes of absolute humidity are the apparent underlying cause of these wintertime peaks. The study also found that the onset of outbreaks might be encouraged by anomalously dry weather conditions, at least in temperate regions.