Hold onto your umbrellas, folks! ☔ Pakistan just experienced its wettest April since 1961, and it's no April Fools' joke. According to the national weather center, the country saw more than twice the usual rainfall for the month. 🌧️🌧️
Days of extreme weather caused havoc across the nation, with heavy downpours leading to the loss of lives and damaging homes and farmlands. Experts are pointing fingers at climate change for this unexpected drenching. 🌍🔥
The stats are in, and they're mind-blowing: last month's rainfall was a whopping 164% increase from the normal April levels! 😮 The northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southwestern Balochistan province were hit the hardest, facing intense downpours that seemed never-ending. 💦
This isn't the first time Pakistan has faced nature's fury. Remember the devastating floods of summer 2022? 😢 That disaster claimed at least 1,700 lives, destroyed millions of homes, and submerged a third of the country underwater. Talk about a real-life Waterworld! 🚣♂️
With climate change now more than just a buzzword, Pakistani leaders and scientists worldwide are calling for action. The unusually heavy rains and early monsoons are a wake-up call that Mother Nature means business. 🌿⚠️
It's time to ask ourselves: What can we do to turn the tide? 🌊 Let's join the conversation and be part of the solution! 💪
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
