Global Warming Is Real And HERE!!
I’ve been living in Bengaluru since June 2004. In these 19 and half years, I’ve never seen a more "warmer" November until now. Indeed, the Bangalore which I’ve grown used to sees a pretty cold November, and more than anything, this month has been a "record" of sorts. #globalwarming is real, and HERE.
Before you label this "analysis" as anecdotal and lacking in "research", let me tell you that I've looked up the #average #temperatures for #november in #Bengaluru and did a bit of a basic computation. This is what I found.
- Typically, the #maximum #temperature in #November is around 27 C (Celsius) and the #minimum is 17 C. This translates to an #average #temperature of 22 C. Of course, these #figures are "approximate" and pertain to the last few years, before which, both the maximum and the minimum were "significantly" lower.
- This November, the #scales tilted a bit, and the average temperature was more like 24 C, with the highs shifting 1-2 C, and the lows staying the same, with a 1 C variation, at the most. So, in effect, what we have is a "warming" #bengaluru, pretty much like the rest of the #planet.
- Another "dubious" #record this #year, 2023, is that this #august, was the "driest" since the time records have been maintained. Perhaps, this #november can very well go down as the "warmest" of all time.
We can "blame" this on #elnino, a once in a few #years #weather #phenomenon, which "screws up" the #climate #patterns, and "destroys" the #economies. However, #elnino is just a "symptom" of a broader #climatechange #crisis, which sadly has now reached a "tipping point" of sorts. So, here am I ( as we are as well) with the #climateimpact coming into our "living rooms".
The bi-annual "summit" (or should I say, talkfest, since that is what "they" do there) on #climateaction, #cop28uae starts on November 30th. At least now, can we expect some "real" action on #climaterisk, now that the "evidence" is overwhelming and in our faces. Or, is that too much to ask for?
More so, when #developing #nations are hardpressed to "shoulder" the "burden" of "phasing out" #fossilfuels, critical to their "survival", when the #globalnorth has had its time vaulting into the #firstworld, by dint of #oil, #coal, and what not. The #globalsouth asks, why "we" to pay the price, for a bill racked by the #west??
To be fair, the #modigovernment has a "plan" for #netzero by 2070. Or, for that matter, #netzero2050. Net Zero is a term which marks the #year of targeted "nill" #carbon #emissions. This is a "promise" #modi made, in the previous iteration, #cop27, when he literally "stunned" the #world with such a "pledge".
However, as with everything else in #india, execution is the key. While our claims to #Vishwaguru status are all fine, our #metros record #aqi of above 400, a reading that the #who deems "hazardous" making our #cities "unlivable". With #mumbai and #kolkata joining #delhi in the #pollution "sweepstakes", how long before #bengaluru too joins them?
