Weather-based advance warning system for disease outbreaks in the works: Govt While the model currently in development, based on the relationship between weather changes and incidence is expected to predict outbreaks of vector-borne diseases, particularly malaria and diarrhoea, subsequently, it is likely to monitor non-communicable diseases as well, they added. Updated: December 21, 2020 8:49:08 am Changes in rainfall and temperature patterns likely play a major role in the increased incidence of these diseases across geographical locations. (Express File Photo/Representational) HE MINISTRY of Earth Sciences (MoES) is developing an ‘Early Health Warning System’ which is expected to forecast the possibility of disease outbreaks in the country, officials have told The Indian Express.