On the influence of meteorological factors on population health in the conditions of the Kamchatsky Region

Abstract

In the context of the intensification of the development of Kamchatka, the assessment of its comfort in terms of weather and climatic conditions is updated to prevent the influence of meteorological indicators on the health of the population. According to indicators for 2010–2020 air temperature (average and minimum), wind (average and maximum), relative humidity assessed the bioclimatic comfort of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky as a health risk factor. At an average temperature, the warm period of the year is June-September, there is no cold one; minimum — warm in August, cold in December-March. Average wind is strong (5 months) and strong to very strong (7 months); maximum — strong (7 months), from strong to very strong (5 months); in gusts —very strong (3 months), from very strong to stormy (6 months). The air from October to April is moderately dry, then moderately humid. With average meteorological indicators for effective temperature, the warm period of the year is in July-August (September could be both warm and transitional), cold — December-March. At the minimum temperature and maximum wind, there is no warm period of the year, cold — October-May. The influence of physical factors is inadequate for the body: uncomfortable positive temperatures in June-September, high humidity (May-September), year-round strong winds. According to the effective temperature, determined from the average values of physical factors, the warm season is shorter by 2 months, the cold 4 months. At the minimum temperature and maximum wind in the summer season, habitat conditions refer to the transition period, 8 months. to the cold season. There is no health risk based on average effective temperature data; at extreme values, the risk of cold injury within 3 months. (January, February — absolute, December — possible); with increased wind, the risk arises in the month of March.