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climate

[klī′mit]

Etymology: Gk, klima, inclination

1 a composite of the prevailing weather conditions that characterize any particular geographic region, including air pressure, temperature, precipitation, sunshine, and humidity. Because these factors affect health, they must be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of certain illnesses, especially those affecting respiration.

2 the general condition surrounding something, as in a climate of goodwill. climatic, adj.

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climate

the total environmental effect of ambient temperature, barometric pressure, radiation, oxygen concentration, water precipitation, humidity, wind speed, wind direction and sunlight hours or cloud cover. Called also weather.

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climate classes

includes tropical, semitropical, desert, arid, semiarid, temperate, subarctic, arctic, polar.

climate envelope

the range of climatic variation in which a species can persist in the face of competitors, predators and disease.

climate impact

includes overall statements of total effect of climate such as wind-chill index, temperature-humidity index, effective temperature.

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Patient discussion about climatic zone.

Q. What is the best climate for a pregnant woman with asthma?? My friend is second month pregnant and suffer from asthma. It's hard enough for her to have these attacks of breathing disorders in regular days so she's really trying to prevent having them during pregnancy. Where should she go? somewhere high? open air? hot/cold weather?

A. the important things to remember are :
- manage and understand the trigger of the asthma attack, avoid those allergens as best as she can
- some papers say that late in pregnancy trimester, usually the asthma will improve, because of the increase of the steroid hormones inside the mother metabolism

rather than two issues above, just go to your doctor for further consult and advice.
stay healthy always during the pregnancy, good luck!

Q. If you are an asthmatic, is it better to live in a cold climate or hot climate?

A. Well, I'm not a doctor and I guess you should consult one cause each patient can get allergic asthma from different things but as an asthmatic I can tell you it's not necessarily has to do with cold/warm tough humidity and haziness are definitely important factors for some of us. I tend to get more attacks in places with these factors and in my country, the city which is considered with the "best air" for asthmatics has a dry and cold weather...