Today,June 1st. is the day that the monsoon usually sets over Kerala. But with global warming spreading so alarmingly fast all over the world, there is no denying the fact that the seasons have changed lately. It has snowed in london the past 2 years, ...it rarely snowed there all these past years....the glaciers are melting fast and the mountain water fed rivers are drying up quickly. A study has put fear into our minds when they found that the ganges may even dry up sooner than we know or can comprehend. Likewise, rains set into Tamil Nadu usually only after there is a depression off the Bay of Bengal coast or In November, when the North west monsoon comes to India. It came as a surprise when there was a downpour here in Madras today.It was a weloome shower and it has brought the heat down a little. I also had the goodfortune of experiencing a torrential thunderstorm yesterday near Thiruvannamalai and Thirukoilur. both very dry and hot areas of our state.The rains were so heavy that each droplet of water was like a huge bubble and the sheet of rainwater like a thick curtain cpovering the entire area. to compound our misery there was a power outage and it was pitch dark. we were inside a temple worshipping. The priest warned us to stay inside and not under the temple gopuram tower as it was hazardous when lighting struck the earth. The rest was protected against lightning by an arrester.
Rains are necessary and without them we would satve for water, Rainwater fills lakes, reservoirs, naturally water the fiels\ds and the earth. Ground water table risess with the momsoon rains.The whole place becomes green and wet and is a beautiful sight indded, Thats what i call "cool".I lived in Bombay last year and saw how mumbaikars and maharashtrians celebratethe monsoon and welcome the rains.People are out on the streets just to get wet and get soaked in rainwater, the natural shower.There are lots of songs about the rains..shraavannatha ghana nila is one scintillating piece sung in lataji's divine voice. People travel to the sahayadri hills, resorts to see the waterfalls, go trekking in the mountains and generally enjoy the rain.
Coming to the rainforests of the tropics, we see nature at its bountiful best. : lush, green, thick green foliage and lots of gurgling streams,mighty rivers and dangerous animals and colourful birds, all serenading the drizzling rain.
Kerala is famous for its heavy rains and the keralite is aptly caricatured with an umbrella tucked under his armpit.Chirrapunji in Assam is the place which has the highest %of rainfall ayear and Rajasthan the state with the lowest rainfall. India has all these places in it. What diversity!
This blog is written to highlight the importance of nature.We should also be aware of nature's fury.Like anything in excess is poisonous, too much rain can result in floods and the fury of ferocious waters can hardly be controlled by human beings,sometimes even with best technology...lets enjoy rain as long as it is pleasurable, let us save the water ..let us also be prepared for flash floods and torrential downpours..Let us not say..rain rain go away, come again another day, little jhonny wants to play....paly in the rain, get wet, but go home and dry yourself and apply a mentholated balm too lest you catch a cold...
Rains are necessary and without them we would satve for water, Rainwater fills lakes, reservoirs, naturally water the fiels\ds and the earth. Ground water table risess with the momsoon rains.The whole place becomes green and wet and is a beautiful sight indded, Thats what i call "cool".I lived in Bombay last year and saw how mumbaikars and maharashtrians celebratethe monsoon and welcome the rains.People are out on the streets just to get wet and get soaked in rainwater, the natural shower.There are lots of songs about the rains..shraavannatha ghana nila is one scintillating piece sung in lataji's divine voice. People travel to the sahayadri hills, resorts to see the waterfalls, go trekking in the mountains and generally enjoy the rain.
Coming to the rainforests of the tropics, we see nature at its bountiful best. : lush, green, thick green foliage and lots of gurgling streams,mighty rivers and dangerous animals and colourful birds, all serenading the drizzling rain.
Kerala is famous for its heavy rains and the keralite is aptly caricatured with an umbrella tucked under his armpit.Chirrapunji in Assam is the place which has the highest %of rainfall ayear and Rajasthan the state with the lowest rainfall. India has all these places in it. What diversity!
This blog is written to highlight the importance of nature.We should also be aware of nature's fury.Like anything in excess is poisonous, too much rain can result in floods and the fury of ferocious waters can hardly be controlled by human beings,sometimes even with best technology...lets enjoy rain as long as it is pleasurable, let us save the water ..let us also be prepared for flash floods and torrential downpours..Let us not say..rain rain go away, come again another day, little jhonny wants to play....paly in the rain, get wet, but go home and dry yourself and apply a mentholated balm too lest you catch a cold...
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