Weather these days is both wither(ed) and whether! In brief, it is getting impossible to predict it. Much worse it is in this sense than even the political ambience which can turn any weathercock into a fan in a Mumbai household; in other words, forever 'turning and turning' in that eternal gyre, called the mosquito mesh in Bombay.
True, it is extremely easy to mock and laugh at the IMD and its official predictions. Rampant are poor jokes that suggest that wisdom lies in carrying a raincoat the day the IMD predicts a clear day full of sunshine! Well, the climate is actually more trans-national than the financial acumen of any and every MNC!
The counter question to such an argument would be how Punjabrao Dakh manages precision in his predictions. As an individual, he seems to have studied and understood better the 'cloud', both in the sky and of the data variety! Yet another reason could be that as an individual, he has to predict properly as his own individual image is at stake, while in a government institution like the IMD, there could be a total lack of accountability.
Remembered all this info because both Punjabrao and the IMD have predicted thunder, lightening and rains just when winter was sett(l)ing in!
In brief, the climate currently is like the moods and whims of a powerful narcissist, constantly shifting in focus, and yet. followed by the hapless dependents. The best solution to both these tough situations would be to study better the trend and patterns, right?
Pratima@ Ignoring the drastic effects of climate change is overlooking the future, which we have borrowed from the present!
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