Heat wave
As the summer has set in, we are made to feel the intensity of the heat wave. In other words, daily temperature is shooting up --each new dawn heralds in another hot day. Even we can feel the wrath of the sun early in the morning. At midday the heat becomes so unbearable that you need something, say an umbrella, over your head. To make matters worse, the supply of electricity is being disrupted--the ceiling fans are not moving! Much has already been written about the issue of global warming. The ongoing heat wave may be an instance of the gradual increase of world's temperature--a fallout of the climate change. Long spell of droughts, cyclones, the thawing of the polar ice-caps --all these are the effects of global warming. This year we are going through a spell of heat wave that does not show any sign of abatement. Thus what we are going through is a local manifestation of the slow increase of earth's temperature. In this regard, the developed countries have a responsibility as they are mainly responsible for the emission of greenhouse gases. The situation calls for a dialogue between the developed and the developing countries. However, for the time being we were waiting for the rain that could bring some relief.
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