Narrator:
Why is the weather so bad? Gurudev and Dr. Sujeev Kar in discussion.
Narrator:
Sound of a conch shell blowing and spiritual background music.
Host:
Dear viewers, on this beautiful evening, you can see on your screen a meteorologist sitting next to Gurudev. Everyone knows him; he is a high-level scientist. Regarding the current heatwave we are experiencing, I would like to ask him about the situation today. Namaskar, Sir. Pranam, Gurudev. I want to know about the current heatwave.
Scientist (Suvendu Mukherjee):
Well, you see, the climate of the entire world is changing. Global warming is occurring, and as a part of this global climate change, India's climate is also changing. However, we are seeing a more significant impact on India's climate. The reason is that we have spoiled India's climate over a long period through poor planning. On a landmass, a desert performs a function similar to what the heart does in a human body. It regulates the air pressure systems over the entire region. But we have spoiled the Thar Desert region of India through excessive afforestation. Because this has been happening for a long time, low-pressure zones are no longer forming in Northwest India as they used to. As a result, the rhythm of the monsoon has been disrupted. Secondly, as you know, due to global warming, the water temperature in the Bay of Bengal remains 3 to 4 degrees Celsius higher throughout the year. This excess temperature causes a significant amount of water vapor to rise from the Bay of Bengal, which locally increases the vapor pressure in the air. Due to this increase in vapor pressure, low-pressure centers form very rapidly. Whenever you don't see rain for several consecutive days on the land, you should sense that a low-pressure system is forming in the Bay of Bengal and a cyclone is developing. Look, we haven't had rain in Kolkata and various parts of South Bengal for 57 days. Yet, a cyclone has already formed in the Andaman Sea. It will fully develop into a cyclone by the 6th and then move rapidly toward the Bangladesh-Myanmar border area. This phenomenon clearly shows that the climatic rhythm India once had is now lost. Now, small low-pressure cells are forming in various parts of India. These low-pressure systems are pulling in water vapor from the Bay of Bengal from different directions. Consequently, water vapor is not entering from the direction it should, and in the expected quantities. That is why we are not seeing deep cloud cover in Kolkata or its surrounding regions. Another important point to note is Kolkata's geographical location. Kolkata sits right at the mouth of the path through which water vapor from the Bay of Bengal enters. The city of Kolkata is encased in brick, wood, and stone. The few wetlands Kolkata had have been taken away over the years by human greed. The number of trees has decreased. As a result, there is a significant shortage of oxygen in Kolkata, while the level of carbon dioxide is excessively high. Consequently, the carbon concentration in Kolkata is rising steadily. Furthermore, consider this: Kolkata's total area is about 208 square kilometers, but the amount of heat emitted from Kolkata is equivalent to an area of about 1,244 square kilometers. In other words, a small area of 208 square kilometers is emitting five times more heat. We call this phenomenon an Urban Heat Island. Because of this, we see thick dark clouds in the sky over Kolkata, but those clouds vanish from the city in an instant. This is happening more and more, and it is the result of our own actions. We have done this ourselves. We, the modern people, have science and technology, and sometimes we feel like we are digging our own graves. We sit on top of that grave and enjoy ourselves for a while, but eventually, we will sink into it. Kolkata is on the verge of sinking. Just as you are seeing this scorching heat this year, you will also see terrible rainfall this year. There will be floods and massive cyclones. The water level in Kolkata will increase significantly, and the sea level is also rising. Therefore, Kolkata will not remain the Kolkata of Pride for much longer. Ultimately, we will have to flee from Kolkata.
Host:
Sir, there is another thing I was thinking about, these tornadoes that are happening. Tornadoes are devastating various places in just 15 minutes. How is this happening? I don't quite understand.
Scientist (Suvendu Mukherjee):
By tornado, we mean the clouds we occasionally see in our sky, like the clouds we saw this morning. But the amount of clouds was relatively low. During such times, if a large amount of water vapor suddenly enters from the Bay of Bengal, that vapor is relatively high in temperature, it's hot. When that water vapor tries to rise, the condensed clouds above try to descend. At that point, cold air descending from above and warm air rising from below collide. This collision causes a rotation. This is not supposed to happen in our climate, but due to climate change, it is happening. It mostly occurs over water bodies, but whenever it enters the land, it takes on a terrifyingly destructive form. It can destroy hundreds of houses in an instant. This storm can last from a few seconds to a minute or two, and within that time, it can wreck everything.
Host:
Is there no escape from this?
Scientist (Suvendu Mukherjee):
Ultimately, we have dug our own graves. Standing there, we are very happy and proud that we are advanced humans. We will need more people to bury us. But those people won't be there. Ultimately, the entire ecosystem is being lost. Humans are not there in the future. Humans will have to leave the Earth first. Then, for a while, we will become food for the animals below us in the ecosystem, tigers, lions, dogs, and so on. Then, gradually, they too will disappear from the Earth. This will continue until we reach single-celled organisms again. The whole Earth will be covered in ice once more. Climate change has happened on Earth before. It has happened repeatedly. Look at the Jurassic period, there were dinosaurs, terrifying creatures that roamed the entire Earth. Dinosaurs were the first to go. One by one, everyone else left too. Then, life began anew. Earth will return again, but humans will no longer be on it. In the next Ice Age, humans will not return; some other creature might come. This is our ultimate future.
Host:
As you said, our graves are ready and you mentioned the extinction of dinosaurs from the Jurassic era. But regarding what you just said, that humans will be wiped out from the Earth, Kolkata, or India, is this a matter of time?
Scientist (Suvendu Mukherjee):
Yes, you see, it doesn't change overnight. Step by step, everything that is happening now is affecting humans. Look, humans are being affected by cyclones; humans are being affected by natural disasters. A tiny virus like COVID-19 brought all the powerful countries of the world to their knees. These are natural occurrences. Ultimately, it is all an attack from nature. Nature wants to find its rhythm again. Nature is not our enemy. We have loved nature so much through exploitation that nature is now burning in that pain. As a result, nature wants to shake us off. Actually, I don't think nature ever imagined it would create such a strange creature that would destroy nature itself. I am destroying the very thing that created me and brought me into this world. That is our specialty, you could say.
Host:
That is true. I agree with you. Gurudev, you heard the scientist's statement. Do you have anything to say on this?
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
There is nothing more to say. We are already saying what is going to happen. They are scientists; they are already predicting what might happen. Now it's just a matter of time. It won't happen tomorrow just because I said it today, but it is a matter of time. Everything he said will happen, but it will take time. It will take a little time, but it will happen.
Host:
Friends, you heard the words of a geologist scientist. He explained how we have dug our own graves. Therefore, stay alert, pray to God, and take shelter in the Divine. Perhaps then we may find some protection. Pranam, Gurudev.
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
Pranam.