Apparently, monsoon season is so predictable that they're able to say the exact day that the monsoons will start. This has been happening for the past several years. Well, guess what?
Not this year.
The monsoons were supposed to start June 29th, then it got pushed back to July 4th. It was unheard of that they hadn't started when they were predicted. Turns out New Delhi is having a really bad year. We are in the midst of monsoon season..... but without the monsoons. I even have brand new spiffy rainboots and bought big umbrellas to help prepare us. That's probably why we haven't had much rain. Sometimes, it'll sprinkle but nothing to the state that we had been told about. And it's like Mother Nature is teasing us. The sky will get dark and cloudy, a light breeze will pick up, and ......... nothing.
There are two sides to this and I'm not quite sure which way I'm leaning yet.
On the bright side, no monsoons = no mosquitoes = very low risk of Dengue fever and malaria = I don't have to wear long sleeves and pants in extremely humid weather.
On the bad side, no monsoons = no water for the crops that the farmers depend on. Very bad. India struggles enough as it is. I have no idea what the effects will be if this season remains to be as dry as it is. I imagine the prices of any surviving crops will sky rocket. People who are having trouble feeding themselves now will find it even harder/impossible to continue.
Of course, now that I've written about this, it'll probably start raining cats and dogs.
Not this year.
The monsoons were supposed to start June 29th, then it got pushed back to July 4th. It was unheard of that they hadn't started when they were predicted. Turns out New Delhi is having a really bad year. We are in the midst of monsoon season..... but without the monsoons. I even have brand new spiffy rainboots and bought big umbrellas to help prepare us. That's probably why we haven't had much rain. Sometimes, it'll sprinkle but nothing to the state that we had been told about. And it's like Mother Nature is teasing us. The sky will get dark and cloudy, a light breeze will pick up, and ......... nothing.
There are two sides to this and I'm not quite sure which way I'm leaning yet.
On the bright side, no monsoons = no mosquitoes = very low risk of Dengue fever and malaria = I don't have to wear long sleeves and pants in extremely humid weather.
On the bad side, no monsoons = no water for the crops that the farmers depend on. Very bad. India struggles enough as it is. I have no idea what the effects will be if this season remains to be as dry as it is. I imagine the prices of any surviving crops will sky rocket. People who are having trouble feeding themselves now will find it even harder/impossible to continue.
Of course, now that I've written about this, it'll probably start raining cats and dogs.
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