The year 2020-21 will be remembered in history for the obvious mayhem of the Covid19 pandemic. The other issues around the world seem to be gone in the backend. But not the environmental ones and the climate change issue.
Last year, Delhi and its neighbouring states experienced the prolonged and freezing spell in December, since 1997. Summers were hottest; July 2019 was the planet’s warmest month in 140 years, as per NOAA (The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration). The year 2020 did not start on a good note either; Forest fires broke out in Srinagar of Pauri Garhwal area of Uttarakhand in late May. A deadly tropical cyclone Amphan played havoc in Easter India, leaving a trail of substantial damage to lives and infrastructure. The rise in the temperature of our atmosphere has increased the number of unprecedented extreme events like cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and droughts.