Monday, May 19, 2008

Delhi's Changed Climate

From the last few years I have a subtle feeling that Delhi's climate is no more the same as it was nearly 10 years ago. It seems to have undergone many changes. For example Delhi used to receive not much rainfall in an year. But now plenty of rains occur through out the year. This year it is May right now (monsoon is yet to arrive in Delhi) but almost every evening begins with overcast sky. And by 11 in the night stormy winds begin to blow. In the morning when I get up, sometimes heavy rains occur for a very short period, say half an hour.Then the clouds subsides allowing the Sun to shine over the Delhi's sky with full brightness. By 3 in the afternoon the environment becomes hot like an oven and any body moving in the open feels as if he/she will get roasted in the summer heat.But mood of the weather changes again in the night.Again story wind, short rain, ... . Sometimes stormy winds blow during the day time as well.
Are these an indication that earth is undergoing a long term climatic change?!

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