Bøger af Athira Radhakrishnan

""This book is called If My Windows Could Speak. Poems are arcane, all of the poems illustrate deep affections and solitude. As the poems go on, it is noticeable that everyone has two sides to life. Let us have a journey to this poetry.""

Several books have been written by justly famous authors and Environmentalists about the Impacts of climate changes. These volumes are extensive and in depth studies, and often suffer from an over emphasis on one aspect at the cost of another. The present small effort, however, brings together various aspects of the effects of climate change and ecosystems. Major and important details are effectively discussed while several relevant but little known details are also highlighted. The Endeavour has been to present complex and truly vast material in a brief and easy to understand manner, and we hope our readers find the book of use and interest.

Global climate change is a phenomenon that is now considered strongly associated with human activities. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, which have remained steady at 180-220 ppm for the past 420,000 years, are now close to 370 ppm and rising. Due to improvements in meteorology, we are now able to better understand long-term changes in climate. Such understanding might enable the prediction of where and when infectious disease outbreaks may occur. Infectious disease distribution involves many of the complex social and demographic factors. Meteorological factors that influence transmission intensity of infectious diseases include humidity, temperature and rainfall patterns. Breakdown in public health services have been mainly responsible for the recent resurgence of infectious diseases. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted in its 2007 report that climate change may contribute to expanding risk areas for infectious diseases such as dengue and may increase the burden of diarrhoeal diseases, putting more people at risk. We describe in this book the links between climate and health, future implications, and recommendations.