We here have at the coastal southern portion of Pakistan has 6 seasons. Winters, which is on for just a few weeks between December and January, (which practically is your spring time temperatures) , but we call it winter over here. As that's the most we'll get. We plant many vegetable seeds during this time. Because this doesn't last long, so by the time seeds germinate, it's spring season already. So next there is our spring season, which is from February to April. It's actually the equal of summer in your area and Europe. By May a hellish summer has already started. Where each new day is hotter than the last. And so this continues until late June. That's the start of the Monsoon season here, the rainy season... But sometimes it doesn't rain at all, however it gets cloudy 24/7, which keep on passing above until early September. Temperatures are still high, but as long as there is cloud cover - It's still bearable. Of course if it rains, then it's often a very heavy torrential downpour. Which results in a lot of urban flooding. However plants and trees love this time of the year. Next we have a return of a mercilessly hellish summer again. Which is from early September to mid November - October is often the worst month regarding heatwaves. As I've experienced over 48°C (120°F) during such times... At the start of December (or from late November) sea breeze stops and wind from the North starts blowing. So technically this should cool things down, but it's very dry and dusty air coming over the deserts. So thats our fall season, where because of no humidity from the sea, (as the wind is blowing from the opposite direction) - All plants are miserable. Next is winter. Which I have already explained above... We actually would have experienced heavy winters over here too. But because of the tall mountains lining our boards with Afghanistan - We are shielded from the cold winds from Siberia in Russia. So that's basically my weather during the entire year. But rest of Pakistan isn't like that at all. Yes the southern coastal portion is mostly a desert like the entire Middl East, but it soon changes, as we have many rivers which flow down from the Himalayan mountain range. Plus we have altered the topography in many areas of the country in the last 50 years, because we built 2 of the largest dams in the world. Thanks to which we now have the world's largest irrigation system in the entire history of mankind. So a lost of wasted desert land got converted to farmland. Therefore central Pakistan is always a very lush green farmland. Above that, it's all hilly terrain which very dense forest land. Beyond which is Northern Pakistan, which is all mountainous. Where it's always freezing for the entire year. Therefore, except for a rainforest, we have every other type of territory in existence within the country. Pakistan is exactly like west coast side of the United States. We are 1.4 times the size of Texas, but long enough to be the equal of the West Coast. And exactly like the Western side of USA, in the South is the boiling hot desert, exactly like southern California. Then farmland, (like in central California), above which is forest land like in Oregon and Washington, (and British Columbia which is part of Canada of course) - So let's call it Cascadia for simplicity... Beyond that is the frozen North. So that's why Karachi city is like a mixture of San Diego and Los Angeles combined. When it comes to climate, as well as when it comes to culture - As we too are a melting pot of just about every type of race and culture in the region. As well as an economical, industrial, and commercial hub of commerce.
Thanks S-H. The lights are a tremendous help, getting a harden growing from my own starts. @Pacnorwest even with the challenges, our climate is great for growing many kinds of plants! And moss and mold, too LOL
By the way, although I am roasting here in Southern Pakistan - How things are right now in Northern Pakistan, can be seen in these pictures below. These are not my pictures though, as they are taken by a crazy friend who's obsessed with going to places which no one else has ever been to, (places which don't even exist on any map, and so are currently nameless). I have his permission to post them here, (I asked before posting). Anyhow, if climate change continues to get worse, then all this snow and ice which is deported on the northern areas of Pakistan, will start to disappear, (it's already started melting at an alarming rate)... It's been adding up here since the Ice Age. So in a way, this is where the Ice Age actually never ended - However now it's under threat. As each year these glaciers are now melting at a slightly faster rate then the snow which falls on them. So they are reducing in size. Our scientists and climate experts say that if the point of no return is reached, (which unfortunately isn't too far away). Then there won't be any way to save these glaciers, (which actually govern weather conditions and agricultural production in the country). And there is enough water held in these mountains as snow and ice. That if it all started to melt uncontrollably - Ocean levels will start to rise... We are right now literally standing on the knife edge here, at this point in time. Pakistan is in one of the top ten countries which are going to get most affected by climate change, (United Nations has stated). Yet we are also in the top ten list of the counties, which contributed the least amount when it comes to carbon emissions and CFC production. It's just not fair... And amazingly, Pakistan is also in the top ten countries which are establishing sources of renewable energy. I myself also am on solar energy, (I don't use the national electricity grid unless I absolutely have no other choice). Yet we are going to be the ones who will suffer the most - That too for no fault of our own.
Another lovely sunny start to our day although they forecast rain for later this afternoon.....whether we get any is questionable. High of 16C.
Good morning all, clear sky and light winds temp 7c to 16c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 5.28 Sunset 20.41 Sunny later @S-H it's really worrying how the ice is melting but they don't seem to want to do anything about it.
Exactly, people in authority (in majority of the countries) aren't paying much attention to this problem like they should... So that right there is the ugly truth, (like it or not) - Yes we as individuals know what will happen if this issue isn't attended to immediately. But by the time those in a position to do something about it wake up, it'll already be too late. As the point of no return is just around the corner. Se La Vie...
Dusk time again in Karachi right now... Weather Right Now: Temperature (dry bulb): 33°C - 91°F. Temperature (wet bulb): 29°C - 85°F. Dew Point: 27°C - 79°F. Humidity: 74%. Atmospheric Conditions: Clear skies, hazy, with occasional clouds. Visibility: 6 Km - 3.7 Miles. Pressure: 1009 mBars - 756 mmHg. Wind speed: 25 Km/h - 15.5 mph. Wind direction: Coming from South West. Sun & Moon: Sunrise: 05:53 Hours. Sunset: 19:03 Hours. Total daylight: 13 Hours 10 Minutes. Moonrise 03:47 Hours. Moonset: 16:14 Hours. Appearance: Waning Crescent. Ocean Conditions: Sea temperature: 27°C - 80°F Low tides: 1.2 meters - 4 feet at 02:03 Hours. 1.4 meters - 4.8 feet at 14:07 Hours. High tides: 3.2 meters - 10.5 feet at 08:25 Hours. 3.4 meters - 11.6 feet at 20:23 Hours.
Light Rain Fog/Mist 50°F 10°C Humidity 94% Wind Speed SE 6 mph Barometer 30.22 in Dewpoint 48°F (9°C) Visibility 3.00 mi Wind Chill 48°F (9°C)
About half an hour to go until sunrise over here. This is a most calm period also, if you want to go for a walk outside in the neighborhood. As heat of the day hasn't started yet... Weather Right Now: Temperature (dry bulb): 29°C - 84°F. Temperature (wet bulb): 24°C - 75°F. Dew Point: 22°C - 72°F. Humidity: 66%. Atmospheric Conditions: Clear skies, but a but hazy. Visibility: 6 Km - 3.7 Miles. Pressure: 1009 mBars - 756 mmHg. Wind speed: 18 Km/h - 11.2 Mph. Wind direction: Coming from West. Sun & Moon: Sunrise: 05:52 Hours. Sunset: 19:04 Hours. Total daylight: 13 Hours 12 Minutes. Moonrise 04:22 Hours. Moonset: 17:19 Hours. Appearance: Waning Crescent. Ocean Conditions: Sea temperature: 28°C - 83°F Low tides: 0.8 meters - 2.8 feet at 02:48 Hours. 1.5 meters - 5 feet at 14:59 Hours. High tides: 3.5 meters - 11.3 feet at 09:20 Hours. 3.6 meters - 11.8 feet at 21:05 Hours.
It has been so soggy wet, chilly and gloomy, that a lot of the outdoor plants are suffering. i also feel it. Still, in a few more days, it looks like a sudden turn-around and a quick flip to sun and heat. On friday, I can leave most of the plants outside all day and night. I will be ready to plant the tomatoes and peppers then, in the garden. I still have some leek plants to plant, maybe tomorrow.
Thanks. But I didn't take those pictures. A crazy I know did, (who as a hobby sometimes works on behalf of the Survey of Pakistan). Sadly we don't know for how long we will get to see such images. This landscape has been around since eons. But now, because of climate change, if this alarming melt exceeds a critical mass - We will see all of this go away very quickly. Not in a lifetime, not in a decade, but very quickly... Scientists are saying that the point of no return is now very near. Beyond which, even if we got our act together somehow. The melt of snow and ice in all of Northern Pakistan, will still be impossible to stop.
Good morning all, cloudy and light winds temp 9c to 17c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 5.26 Sunset 20.43 Maybe rain later in the afternoon This was taken at 5.30am this morning, the red is a bit darker than that.
A good start to the day once again but like yesterday rain is promised for later. High of 16C - low of 10C
