The recent dust storms witnessed by Mumbai in the month of January & February which has worsened the air quality of the city is now being identified as the effects of human-induced activity, global warming & climate change.
Researchers of the Indian Tropical Meteorology Institute, Pune said that “westerly disturbances coinciding with dust storms originating from across the Pakistan-Afghanistan borders causing the worst air pollution recorded in the region in decades could be due to rising heat.”
Gufran Beig, programme director of SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) highlighted that these frequent storms from westerly disturbances were a distinctive phenomenon and this could be directly linked to the rising temperature and pollution. “Scientists are probing to establish the fact whether the frequent westerly disturbances over the Arabian sea could be triggered by rising temperatures due to rising human-induced pollution and heat,” he further added.
The second instalment of the sixth IPCC assessment report released on Monday highlighted that “heatwaves are going to rise, and areas in central India, especially Vidarbha, will face serious impacts of this”.
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