The Met Department’s latest forecast raises the probability of a poor monsoon to the point where we may face a real drought.
We are no longer in a comfortable ‘zone of tolerance.’
And with climate change, we can no longer assume this will be just one aberrant year. We’ve already seen an unusual run of strong monsoons in succession. The reverse can happen too.
Which means we have to start treating water conservation as an urgent national priority.
But that doesn’t only mean looking to Delhi for large programmes and policy interventions.
The most enduring change always comes from the bottom up.
From villages, towns and communities, as this inspiring video from Northeast India demonstrates. Each of its 292 homes has installed its own rainwater harvesting mechanism.
And ultimately, resilience will also come from the daily choices made by individuals, families and neighbourhoods to conserve every drop of water possible.
‘El Niño’ literally means “the child.”
Surely we should be able to welcome a child without fear.
Keep your eyes on the sky throughout August. You'll see Saturn at dusk and dawn, the Perseid meteors return, and you may even catch a "super blue moon," so-called when there are two full moons in a month.
Get details in our monthly episode of What’s Up: https://t.co/dcJSADTn8T
Three new sonification videos have just been released - combining wavelengths of light detected by @chandraxray, @NASAWebb, @NASAHubble, and the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Listen to the sounds from Stephen's Quintet and then view more sonifications HERE >> https://t.co/c5FLclaKAD
We’ve taken light data detected by four of our telescopes—@ChandraXray, @NASAWebb, @NASAHubble, and Spitzer Space Telescope—and turned them into sound. Hear what some galaxies and stars sound like: https://t.co/InaZnfy9RH