Dinâmica climática, queimadas e doenças respiratórias em Palmas – TO

Abstract

The climate, the result of the Sun / Earth synergy, is the main influencer in the quality of life of organisms. The first negative effects for humans that arise from the processes of adaptation to and modification of the environment are usually diseases. When related to climatic dynamics, these pathologies often reach the respiratory system. A good place to perceive these relationships is the city, because there the processes are more intense. Palmas, capital of Tocantins, is the urban agglomerate with the most significant environmental problems in the State. This dissertation tries to understand how the relationship between climate, burnings and respiratory diseases and its repercussions in the inhabitants of Palmas - TO. The years used for analysis were 2002, 2004 and 2006, the choice was based on classification by dry, usual and rainy patterns. Three temporal cut-outs have been chosen to represent different periods in each year. The results are presented in graphs of rhythmic analysis and in tables. As an aid to the analysis, an interview was conducted with a specialist in diseases of the respiratory system and a search was made, on file, of journalistic reports that deal with the theme of this work in the same period. The year 2002 had more hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases and 2006 registered fewer cases of this nature. It was noted that 2006 is a year in which urbanization reached higher levels in Palmas, in detriment to the other two years studied. In relation to burnings, at least at the hospitalization level, no direct correlation with respiratory diseases was observed. However in 2002, a year with more cases of hospitalization, the outbreaks of burnings were also higher than in 2006. The analyzes show that there are respiratory diseases throughout the year, but these diseases are distinct in each period, dry or rainy. This fact suggests that there is a need for further research in this area, especially in order to identify the types of diseases in each period.