Where are we finding more ticks?

Changes in reports of ticks between 1996 and 2015

Areas in color: increase in ticks

Green: no ticks → some ticks

Red: no ticks → many ticks

Orange: some ticks→ many ticks

Balck and white: No change

White: no ticks reported

Grey: some ticks in 1996 and 2015

Black: lots of ticks in 1996 and 2015

2001

2023

Where is Lyme disease getting worse?

Reported cases of Lyme disease

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)

Where is the climate getting wetter?

Maps by NOAA Climate.gov, based on analysis by Jared Rennie, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies/NCEI. I

Where is the climate getting warmer?

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Maps by NOAA Climate.gov, based on analysis by Jared Rennie, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies/NCEI. I