So you guys already know that Karachi has been experiencing some pretty next level baarish that’s causing a whole lotta damage

I mean, see for yourself

Half the city is under water

Turns out, Karachi isn’t the only place that’s experiencing drastic weather conditions. Mother Nature is kinda wreaking havoc around the world. Take Mumbai, for example

Mumbai’s in pretty bad shape after experiencing the heaviest rainfall in an entire decade

And things honestly don’t look too great

Moreover, by now, I’m sure you’ve heard of Hurricane Harvey

It’s been affecting a lot of people in Houston, Texas

People have had to evacuate their homes

It’s pretty bad, and people are trying their best to help each other…

…and help the animals too

Even places like Yemen are experiencing flash floods

Now, amidst all of this, we can all pretend that climate change isn’t real. It’s all too easy to take a page out of Trump’s book and blind ourselves to the world around us. And humein toh pehle hee climate change ki limited knowledge hai. But let’s step back for a second and look at the facts:

Pakistan is reportedly the seventh most adversely affected country by climate change.

Our country is 7th on the Global Climate Risk Index (2017) and Pakistan Economic Survey (2016-2017.)

The impact climate change has is legit being felt through extreme climatic conditions and their increasing frequency.

Floods almost every year in the past decade. Increasing temperatures. Heatwaves. Flash floods. Do we need more signs?

Our government understands that climate change isn’t a made-up story, which kinda explains the passing of the Pakistan Climate Change Act 2017.

And, let’s face it – we need the implementation of this Act pretty soon, too.

As far as these other worldwide disasters are concerned, scientists have confirmed that climatic changes made Hurricane Harvey a worse storm than it would’ve normally been.

According to Vox, the long-term warming trends made the ocean warmer which allowed the hurricane to have more energy to tap into.

Climatic changes also led to more intense monsoon rains in South Asia.

Reaz Ahmed, the director-general of Bangladesh’s Department of Disaster Management, reportedly said the following to CNN: “This is not normal. Floods this year were bigger and more intense than the previous years.”

So, with this in mind, I’ll leave you with this tweet:

Aagey, aap soch lein. In the fight against this disastrous phenomenon, which side do you choose to be on?

 

Cover image via S S Mirza / AFP Photo