Where's my winter?!

A few years ago in Delhi, by December the winter would have settled in and we would be wearing full sleeves during the day and jackets by night. But now, in the first week of December, and I can still roam in my tees during the day just as if it were summer. I do have to wear a pullover or sweater or jacket during the early hours and when travelling in open vehicles such as the autorickshaw. What I miss, are the afternoons where you could roam around during the day with your hands tucked into your jacket pockets, where the clothes felt snug and the city felt calmer. But this year, the mornings are a bit chilly and nights are cozy cool, and the days are sweaty uncomfotably hot, and there is no break from the city's pace.

 Now, I was never one with the smarts to understand the detailed science or one to stay awake in Geography, but I can safely say this is one of the many observable affects of global warming. We've been studying it for sooo long and for most of us we never took it seriously enough as we failed to see the scale of the implications affecting us directly. But being an aware adult, it is now a change that cannot be ignored, except by sheer idiots, and it's one of those depressing situations where a global challenge will bring despair to billions. However, it is these very problems that give human evolutionary intellect a chance to shine by finding a solution to the global disaster we are headed towards. Till then, we can only aim to do our bit as responsible individuals for a greener lifestyle.

 Back to my original point, WHERE'S MY WINTER?! Following weather patterns, after the first major snowfall up north, the weather down in Delhi will follow suit. And the longer the delay, the more drastic and sudden the change usually is. If that does happen, then it is also likely that when the weather does change, a lot of people are gonna get a bit ill, so I urge my friends to take care. Till the change, I guess I'll just have to wait it out. To note, this winter shall be a different one than last few years and I wait with a sense of pleasant excitement of what may happen.

 Thanks for reading, stay tuned for more.

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