I reached Coventry on 8th April thinking that I will be greeted by the whiff of spring air. Far from giving me a taste of spring, the weather gods decided to greet me with a cloudy and rainy day. To top it off, it snowed on the 9th night.
Am currently sitting in London since yesterday and the weather was predominantly rainy. Today it is cloudy and windy. Makes one wonder, where have all the seasons disappeared?
I was in Calcutta, India between 12th March and 8th April. Generally spring weather in Calcutta is very pleasant and temperatures are around 25 - 30 degree celcius. But it was completely reverse of UK. Temperatures touched 43 degrees which is generally one of the highest temperatures in summer around end of May. This was end of March. Average temperatures hovered around 35 - 40 throughout my stay.
I also made a short 2 day trip to Bangalore around end of March. Bangalore climate used to be cool and pleasant with temperatures around 12 - 20 degrees. It was around 25 and above there.
Such drastic change in climate makes me wonder if we are loosing our weather? Effects of global warming are seen very drastically in all parts of the world. Temperatures are become more and more extreme. It seems that the joys of spring and the beauty of autumn will soon be lost forever. If nothing is done and we keep on burning fuel and heating the planet at this breakneck speed, our children will never experience pleasant and enjoyable weather which we did at one time.
We should all at least make some effort to save the planet in our day to day lives. Small things like closing the tap while brushing our teeth, not letting the engine run idle, switching lights if we leave a room, using public transport whenever possible will go a long way if we all do it. If everyone of us, keeps a plant or two and tends it, think of the number of plants which will increase on this planet. Let's everyone at least make some effort. It will definitely make a big difference.