Check the official websites of health and environmental organizations for fact sheets, reports, and data.

In agriculture, insects like locusts and armyworms cause billions of dollars in crop damage annually, threatening food security. The “full download” of this hazard includes the collapse of local economies, famine, and forced migration. Medically, mosquitoes transmit malaria, dengue, and Zika — a hazard that claims over half a million lives each year. Here, the “full” picture involves not just disease but the strain on healthcare systems and the entrapment of developing nations in cycles of poverty.