Delhi swelters and we the citizens can do little except moan and groan about the heat, stay indoors and take shelter in our privilege. What we can also do is pay attention to the signs of climate change that this harsh weather represents. This is climate change in action – rising temperatures all across the world, an increase in extreme weather events like cyclones, droughts and floods, warming oceans, and melting glaciers. This musical representation of Delhi’s rising temperatures is exactly this.
New Delhi's average monthly maximum temperature from 1990 to 2022 ‘sounds’ like this. For anyone who thinks that it isn't climate that’s changing but that we are just getting older, this video is proof that climate change is real and it is happening as we speak.
It doesn’t just feel hotter, it is hotter. And these aren't freak events but a consistent, steady rise in temperatures.
We are a rain-fed economy that can suffer terribly if there is severe drought or other events related to climate change, pointed out some commentators.
Greenhouse gas emissions, cropping patterns, land use, pressure on the water table – we have to examine all of these aspects so that we don’t keep hurtling in the direction that we seem to be.
We have had an unusually warm March and particularly brutal April. The end of that video looks and sounds really ominous.
What with the release of Dr. Strange Multiverse of Madness this weekend, people seem to have Marvel on their minds. A lot. So, this Avengers: Infinity War reference seems rather apposite in this context.
The pea-souper (dense yellowish fog) was common in 19th century London. Then the deadly London smog of 1952 covered the city for 5 days, brought the city to almost a standstill and killed thousands. This resulted in the government passing the Clean Air Act which became a turning point for the city and also for the future of environmentalism.
…Were just impressed with the technology used to create the music video of Delhi’s summer temperature over the last 30 years.
Looking at the video we notice that the 2020 summer was unusually mild. Was it due to the lockdown and severely reduced human activity during that time?
There is no denying that temperatures are rising all over the world, causing the sea to become warmer, in turn causing extreme weather events, coral bleaching, coastal erosion and more. These are all clearly observable and undeniable.
Most people were like this - Dear god! - upon watching the video of New Delhi's average monthly maximum temperature from 1990 to 2022. It is scary and it is happening to us. Now.
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