Clouds and weather as victims of human aggression

    Starting with what is general and what everyone knows about nature will facilitate further reading. But nature cannot be summed up in one word. In many interpretations, “nature” refers to the miracle of physical world. Nature is a place where a lot of things interact each other. Everything is intertwined. It is the state in which one does not exist and the other does not. This interconnected design is known as the ecosystem. Just take a look at what is attached to nature. Nature comprises living beings such as animals, birds, plants, human beings, natural resources, rocks, forest, beaches,…It’s man’s duty to protect all this and to preserve it for our survival and future. Because what sets man apart from others is his ability to think. It has thoughts for good and thoughts for evil. Man’s cruel interventions are destroying resources that are equally important to man and other natural resources.
    Pollution is a human act that has the power to destroy the whole of nature. Pollution itself comes in many forms. These are just a few of them; Air pollution, atmospheric pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, smog, acid rain. It can cause many kinds of disasters like global warming, soil erosion, wildfire, ozone depletion, Environment degradation,… For human beings, the root of all this can cause severe diseases such as asthma attacks, allergies, vision problems, lung or skin cancers.
    In addition, it can significantly affect our clouds and weather patterns. How does atmospheric pollution influence clouds?  In the case of deep convective clouds and the tall clouds like thunderclouds are formed by rising warm air. Scientific study makes it clear to us that toxic air impairs the growth of such clouds. If the pollution is not heavy it will energize their growth. The microscopic components in the earth’s atmosphere are collectively referred to as aerosols. Also they found that how different aerosols affect the talent of clouds to grow. Without contact with the aerosol particle, the water vapor in the air will not condense into liquid water and ice easily. Not only that clouds cannot form without some aerosols. Smoke particles absorb heat radiation emitted by the ground thereby increases temperature that warm the air. The ground needs to be warmer and the air cooler for the clouds to form. As the volume between the ground and air decreases, the smoke suppresses the growth and formation of the cloud.
   What is weather? In a nutshell, the weather is short term and the rapidly changing state of atmosphere in one area at a particular time. Weather pattern is what, it occurs when the weather stays constant for days, weeks at a time. We know very simply that consuming of plastic, electrical appliances (containing Chloro Fluoro Carbon), and excessive use of motor vehicles (release carbon monoxide) can cause cracks in the ozone layer and significantly reduce the amount of rain, heat and sunlight which needs to sustain life and to also required for photosynthesis.
Degradation of Air Quality due Forest Fires

Forest fires are massive chains of fire breakouts in forest regions especially in summers due to an increase in surface temperature. Annually swathes of forest and peat land are destroyed and countless animals perish in flames and smoke. At times the rapid spread of these wildfires reaches the areas inhabited by people and they claim many lives and houses which are set on their path. It’s extremely difficult to control the situation if the fires have consumed acres of land. Often the fire officials lost their lives in their attempt to extinguish the rage of wildfire.
We could see this undeniable destruction with our ***** eyes but there’ far more serious issue that lies in the deep layer of our atmosphere. Wildfires accompanied by a blanket of smoke cover the whole region including the nearby cities and towns but seldom we know what this smoke is consists of. The burning of debris releases harmful gases like carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and other volatile inorganic compounds. Apart from global warming, these gases cause burning of the eyes, choking, and various skin allergies. In the case of asthma patients inhaling these poisonous gases can even lead to death.
Yet there’s another silent killer hidden behind these gases which we often exclude from this scenario, the particulate matter (PM). These are tiny, lightweight particles of soot which is the most common component in air pollution in cities. Even though vehicles and industries release particulate matter into the air, the smoke from wildfires can lead to their dramatic spike in our atmosphere. These particles when inhaled enters the nasal cavity and eventually settles on the lungs causing various pulmonary disorders. Since we can’t detect the presence of particulates in our atmosphere we won’t take any precautions especially while traveling through busy cities. This in turn causes the degradation of our respiratory system. The majority of people living in metropolitan cities are vulnerable to various respiratory disorders and the shocking fact is that the children are the most affected. Excess inhalation of particulate matter can lead to non-fatal heart attacks in heart patients. These may lead to premature death in people mainly due to heart or lung disease.  
In the case of wildfires, the quantity of particulate matter released into the atmosphere is manifold. The animals are more prone to the ill-effects of particulates when compared to humans, especially the smaller animals with sensitive internal organs. The abundance of PM could lead to the slow death of fauna which may, in turn, lead to their extinction. 
Human beings were not environment friendly for the past few centuries. As a result, man-made catastrophes were haunting our nature, destroying the natural habitats of flora and fauna. Wildfires are one of them. There were wildfires in the past too but now their rate has increased dramatically. Most of the time it’s clearly due to our careless behavior. In a dry and hot climate, a fragile spark could even create a monstrous wildfire. We should be more careful while we are inside a forest especially during summers. Maybe your cigarette could be the reason for a cataclysmic event that could even be a threat to your dear ones too. Proper handling of fire and alertness could prevent this kind of man-made disaster to a large extend.
How Air Pollution Affects Decline in Monsoon Rain
From the past few years, Air pollution has tremendously increased due to several factors. The last century had witnessed rapid growth in industrialization and modernization. As a result of this atmosphere is polluting day by day. Air pollution will affect human life in many ways. Since air is an inevitable part of our life, serious health problems may occur due to air pollution.  The consequences of air pollution are not limited to human lives, but it adversely affects other living beings, our nature, and the environment too. 


During the past century, there is a decline in monsoon rain. Researchers conducted many studies to find the actual reason behind the sudden decrease in monsoon rain. Some of the earlier studies already show air pollution can suppress rain and snow.  The pollution particles in the atmosphere prevent the condensation process of forming cloud water into raindrops.  Experts found that Asian summer monsoon rainfall has been decreasing for the past 80 years. The scientific reason for the decrease in the availability of rain is the emissions of tiny air particles from human-made sources. These air particles are known as anthropogenic aerosols. The most common sources of aerosols are power stations and cars.
As the aerosols level increases in the atmosphere, heat from Sun reflects into space. As a result, temperature decreases on Earth's Surface, and the amount of rainfall reduces.  Some other reasons which affect the strength of reasons are solar availability and volcanic eruptions. Since these two are natural processes we cannot handle them. 

Regions with the highest levels of air pollution always see the maximum impact of the reduction in the rain.  There may be a reduction of half of the average rainfall in places with more pollution. These changes in rainfall patterns cause many problems also. Monsoon rain is a major source of water availability for agriculture. The decline in monsoon will negatively affect the farmers. 

Researchers of University Edinburgh conducted a study on the "Fall in  Monsoon Rains Driven by Pollution" The study shows that by the second half of the 20th century, there is a 10 per cent fall in the levels of rain in the northern hemisphere.  They also found emissions themselves were the cause of the reduction in rainfall. They concluded that alteration to the monsoon rainfall is mainly human-induced. They also found that the rainfall change will affect the lives of people living in India, South East Asia, and parts of Africa.

Monsoon rainfall had impacts on water availability, Ecosystem, Food security, and agriculture. Monsoon rain is the main resource of half of the world's population. 75% of India's annual rainfall is South Asian monsoon. This is very crucial for people there as it has an impact on their livelihoods. East Asian Monsoon brings rainfall to China, Japan and Korea.

Rain is considered ad the solution to eradicate air pollution.  When we get enough amount of rain in monsoon months the pollution level comes down.  We can say that air pollution and the monsoon is connected. The only remedy to increase the amount of rain is to decrease the pollution. Nowadays measures are taken in order to eliminate or control air pollution at global levels. This will help in maintaining pollution and will help to increase the monsoon rainfall level.