Nidhi is born and brought up at Banaras otherwise called as Varanasi. She is determined to do some thing for her native by indulging the strength of science.
As a climate change scientist she works on statistical climate modals which can predict future climatic conditions.
Further more these models can provide forecast for parameters such as humidity and temperature.
Nidhi is particular about Varanasi, and how its affects the people residing there.
According to her
" We know that climatic parameters play an important role in the spread and transport of diseases such as tuberculosis, diarrhea, malaria, black fever and pneumonia. A person having cardiac issues can get troubled in high temperatures like 48-50C .Heat stress is another problem due to dehydration in extreme temperatures"
She collected the data of health from local hospitals in Varanasi. She need to follow up with the patients for three more years. So need additional survey doing by herself.
After collecting all these data she can make a result of diseases verses climatic change in the residents of Varanasi.
" Once we have good research based on specific data, local communities can take seasonal mitigate steps like widening sewers and directing the flow of water. Policies and plans the government makes are based on the data that scientists have done research on . So, unless and until we have knowledge on particular areas it would be tough to deal with problems locally"
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ReplyDeleteTHE HINDU DAILY , January 12. 2018