Seasons are changing under influence of El Nino

El Nino influence was reportedly responsible for a near absent winter in this part of the world. Temperatures recorded the highest in a decade or over more than half a century in several places in the South Asian region this summer could naturally be a follow-through. But then the cyclone Ruano brought in its wake a welcome relief from the heat waves in a large swathe of the sub-continent. Reports have it that parts of India like Maharashtra are experiencing scorching heat and draught while Orissa is struggling with excessive rainfall.
Evidently, weather is turning awfully erratic to defy all human calculations. When the low in the Bay of Bengal has completed its round, it was expected to get things back to normal. But now in the month of Jaishtha, when the luscious and best of fruits ripen in this land, rains have become a routine affair. It would perhaps be impossible to remember a Jaishtha in the past 50 years when rains fell intermittently throughout a day or days. Of course, in Baishakh storm accompanied with rain swept parts of the country. But this type of rain more like that of monsoon was unprecedented.
So, has the monsoon arrived untimely -before it was due? Maybe, the change in climate has triggered a reaction that has brought seasons ahead of time. The six seasons as demarcated have long lost their characters. The Spring is identified by new leaves trees put on, the Autumn here is what the West mean by Fall. It was one of the most wonderous times when the blue sky and patches of pure white clouds created a picturesque scene overhead and the abundance of kash flowers below produced callisthenics in the gentle breeze. Hemanta is more pronounced in Jibananada's poems than in real life. Short-lived, the season is as gloomy as the other ones and few people can feel its sombre and dusky presence.  
If the winter too starts disappearing, there remains only one season that is felt so acutely. Indeed, temperature is rising throughout the year and unless one keeps count, even in the winter there is the possibility of mistaking the season. It is truer for people living in crowded urban centres like Dhaka. It is not people alone, flora and fauna, more sensitive as they are to climatic changes, have to go through some adjustment process. For example, in the Sunderbans many of the flowery plants did not flower this year. The bees there did not find enough flowers to collect honey from the forest plants. So the number of bee-hives was all-time small there. Honey collectors who invest money for collection of honey from the forest this year will incur heavy losses because of the absence of bee-hives.
In other parts of the country, paddy and wheat shoots turned into mere chaffs without producing grains or seeds inside. The same happened in case of lichis or mangoes in other parts because of the excessive heat. Indeed the convulsive weather has started wreaking havoc with plants and other living organisms. All of them will face stiffer challenges in order to survive in the days to come.
It is not the biodiversity of a place but the entire planet is threatened. Man is responsible for this. His consumerism and luxurious living have necessitated production of carbon dioxide. Indeed, man has surrendered his future for temporary comfort. Many of the comforts and luxuries they could do without. But instead, they are going after more luxuries and comfort.
The recent awareness of climate change and anxiety to avoid using fossil fuel have not been quite equal to the purpose. Already, much damage has been done to the planet's lungs. Denmark has to its credit a performance that can show the way for the entire world. It relied completely on alternative energy for production of electricity that was enough for that country's power need for three days. Even Germany has acquired the capacity to generate power from alternative fuel, which experimentally will be almost enough for its need.
The message is clear and loud: if there is seriousness of purpose, countries can go for green energy. If the technology is within reach, why not go for mass production of power and say goodbye to traditional system of power generation?