Harshad Sharma
Temperature is 30°C indoors in an airy room today. All animals (including me) are feeling sluggish and just want to lie down. I'm ensuring everyone has cool water to drink nearby.
This is not normal in the hills, 26°C is about as hot as it used to get only a few years ago.
I shudder when I recall being passed out in a pool of sweat whole day when temps in plains rose to 45+°C in summer. It is getting worse there.
Harshad Sharma
Gave all four doggos a good drenching on their heads, they shook off the water and seem to like the cooling effect.
They usually are jumping to meet every time I step outside, not today.
Harshad Sharma
Looked at weather app (Windy) and… yikes! 🔥
Don't be fooled by the coastal areas under 38°C, the humidity there makes it worse.
Harshad Sharma
And once that threshold is crossed, these beautiful hills will start turning into a barren landscape. I've seen this happen where I grew up, I don't want to see that repeat here.
Harshad Sharma
(in plains) I remember pointing a thermal camera at the concrete roof outside my first-floor room and being in disbelief as it read out ~70°C. This was about 7 years ago. I'm afraid to even think what it's like today.
Harshad Sharma
The only relief is when the forests get fed up and turn on the air conditioning for everyone.
But this year a whole lot of trees burned down, and people love "cleaning up" land by burning whatever grows on its own.
Eventually there won't be enough trees left to pump up water and form the low clouds that protect and rehydrate the land. I fear that day is coming soon.
morph
@harshad :(
Harshad Sharma
Brownie is happy about the clouds, so am I
Harshad Sharma
Weather app has no idea (this is low clouds layer) but, the forests are still alive and doing their thing ✨
Clouds are coming in, along with smoke from more trees burning on the other side of the hill.
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