Dr Rajiv Desai
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Weather Forecasting
Weather Forecasting: _ Figure above shows overview of modern weather forecasting tools including satellites, radar systems, and computer models. ______ “A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves.” ― Marcel Proust “It only takes one flap of a butterfly’s wings to set off a tornado on the other side of the world.” — Edward Lorenz ______ Section-1 Prologue: Since the dawn of human existence, the sky has been our grand stage. Long before there were cities, written languages, or even the idea of “science,” people tilted their faces toward the heavens and watched the eternal performance of sun, moon, wind, and clouds. The weather was the most immediate, intimate force shaping daily life. It determined whether our ancestors could hunt or gather food, whether they might face warmth or cold, safety or peril. To them, the sky was not an abstract concept; it was as […]
HEAT ILLNESS
HEAT ILLNESS: _ Prologue: Heat stroke is not new to the medical community. In 24 B.C., Roman soldiers with heat stroke were instructed to drink olive oil and wine while rubbing both liquids on the body. In the 1500s, physicians recommended stimulating friction and bloodletting to “release the heat”. In the 18th century, the cause of heat stroke was once thought to be drinking cold water. Patients would receive the diagnosis of “hurt by drinking cold water.” Amazingly, public pumps were posted with signs warning about the risk of sudden death from drinking cold water. Today, heat illness is the number one weather killer in the world and kills more people every year than tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding and lightening. Heat illness is more common in poor & middle class people than rich people because air-conditioners are beyond the reach of majority of middle class people (especially in developing countries) and […]
