Climate was changing. There was no doubt about that. When I was a little boy, the rain was just enough to soak up into the ground, and fulfill the vegetation.
By the time I was an adult, the weather had become unpredictable. The seasons disappeared.
Regions which used to have 4 seasons now had 3, then 2.
Regions which had 3 seasons now had 2.
Regions which had 2 seasons now had 1.
The first season to disappear was the rainy season aka the monsoon. It hardly rained for a few days, if at all. And when it did, it was a thunderstorm and downpour that flooded entire cities and villages within a few hours. Then there was nothing.
It was quite alarming to see that there weren’t more than a dozen rainy days during an entire year.
But what was even more alarming was the change in seasons. Regions which had monsoons and summer now had winters with snowfall. There was snow in the fucking desert! In the middle of the fucking desert! How crazy is that?
I remember seeing now in Florida – fucking Florida! How the fuck does it snow in Florida?! There was snow in Greece, in Turkey and Morocco. Areas typically known for being warm and sunny were blanketed with snowfall. Snow was becoming more common in the Middle East.
Meanwhile regions which typically had spring were flooded with torrents of rain for several days without a break. The ground was soaked to liquidity. There were landslides and sinkholes. Houses and cars disappeared. Hundreds of human and animal lives were lost.
During the summer, the temperatures rose exponentially. It wasn’t surprising to see many cities doing over 100 degrees under the relentless hot sun. The skies were typically clear, and a few minutes in direct sunlight was enough to burn your skin.
Wildfires destroyed millions of trees each year. They were never replaced.
Sometimes there was no snow during Christmas. It felt strange to see dry land during the festive season. Then suddenly the entire region would be engulfed in snow within a few hours. Cars were buried deep in the snow. It was dangerous to be out on the roads driving without snow tyres.
One thing was certain: the winters were becoming progressively harsher each year. I used to be able to go to work in the early morning wearing a jacket and a beanie. A few years later, I wouldn’t dare walk outside without two jackets with a hoodie, a beanie and thick gloves.
There were flash rains and flash floods, heatwaves and cyclones.
Then there were the disturbing events. Thousands of birds dropped dead on the ground. Thousands of fish died in the rivers. Dozens of whales beached on the shore. The signs were all there. The common people were too weak to do anything. The rich pricks too cold to try either. They only cared abut the profits their corporations were making, even if it came at the cost of a billion lives.