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Climate Change And its Consequences

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  If my memory serves correctly, the people of Kerala experienced a heat wave in 2016. After that, in 2024, we had a hot period in April and May. Now, we have pre-monsoon showers from the second week of May.  Most people suffer its effects as heat rashes, bunchy skin, sunburn, etc. Sometimes, the effect of heat was intolerable in this year's El Nino time. Climate change will be worse in the coming years. In Kerala, the air is humid, and we know that hot air with humidity is more dangerous than hot, dry air. We are responsible for all these problems. We must act against these challenges to find a solution.  Sunburns due to extreme heat I have a question. What is the difference between weather and climate?  I understood it as the climate is the statistical average of weather for a longer period. General condition Atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude because air is absent above at higher elevations. The pressure decreases rapidly at first, then more slowly at h