Weather Condition? The sun is on a "brain melting" mission.
I checked the writing prompt for this day and I couldn't hide my excitement when I realized it was a question about "the weather". This is a perfect time to write about this because I've unavoidably become very conscious of the weather conditions around me. The weather has been awful and I can't hide how displeased I've been of this current weather condition.
I've often made it clear that if I have an option to choose between cold or hot weather, I will choose the former on 10 out of 10 occasions. That's exactly how much I detest hot weather and the premium sweating that comes with that weather condition. It gets even worse when you are faced with that in a Country like mine.
The hotness of the sun in Nigeria makes it feel like the Sun is on a "brain melting" mission. Seriously, even in the cold season, the hotness of the sun can be very discomfiting. Now, imagine having to deal with that in a hot season like now. That's exactly how this season has been for me.
The effect of this hot weather condition in my area.
It's been a very hot year. The hotness of this weather is intense to the point that we are beginning to experience a shortage of water due to drought. I often see people who move around town in search of where to fetch water. It doesn't even matter if it's drinkable water or not. As far as it's water, folks will happily fetch that colourful liquid.
We happen to have two water wells in my compound which are connected to the sumo water pumping machine used to pump water in the compound. You would think I wouldn't have to worry about water because of these, but, I've also been affected massively by the shortage of water caused by this hot weather. The wells in our compound barely have water in them and we don't even have a decent power supply that could have been used to pump water.
Because of these, I now spend an average of #500 daily to fetch water and an average of #1000 to get sachet water which I keep cold in my freezer for drinking.
The water issue is just a portion of what I've had to face due to this current weather condition. The heat is something else and I find it uncomfortable to work or even rest when I'm feeling the discomfort of this hot weather.
This wouldn't have been a big concern if the electricity supply in my area was fairly decent. However, it's been very poor since this year. So, I don't even get to enjoy my freezer or fan as much as necessary.
How is the weather supposed to be at this time of the season?
A few years ago, January and February used to be a season when we enjoyed the cool breeze of Harmattan. It's usually that time of the year when we deal with the last phase of cold before stepping into the hot season. However, things seem to be changing massively... Even the weather gods are laughing at us.
Sometimes, I wonder if things are like this because I'm living in a different part of the country. It wasn't like this in January/February in the place I grew up. Well, a lot is really changing.
What I know for sure is that this hot season has overstayed its welcome and I'm already filled with anticipation of the rainy season. I don't want to deal with the discomfort of this ridiculously hot season.
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Climate change is something that has been talked about for a very long time. Many didn't take it seriously years ago, but we are all facing the ripple effect of that at the moment.
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This time even the harmatan did not come and it came later for a few days and then the hot weather started. The weather is just extremely hot
It's the truth. We are actually lucky over here in Ibadan. It rained last night and two nights ago. This helped to calm things down at that moment although the heat is still here and disturbing. Haha.
Brain melting is relatable haha I can feel that.
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That's so true. I've heard that the sun is really melting brains in different part of the world.
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Nigeria no longer have distinct seasons like we used to in the past. The weather is having mood swings and reflecting the true nature of the current Nigeria 😅 I just can't want for rain to start falling steadily
Bro... It's so ironic because it rained last night in Ibadan and the heat is still smoking us today 😂
🤣🤣🤣 even the rain can't stop this heat, it's well
Yeah, we are supposed to be freezing with Harmattan, but the hotness of the weather is unbearable.
That's it. Even after the rain that fell last night in Ibadan, the weather is still very hot and heat is smoking us out. Haha
Everything has changed in Nigeria from what it's used to be including weather, haha 😂, so amazing
I really hate to deal with the issues of water..
All these will calm down if we have a touch of rain consistently. Sometimes I wonder if the government are blind to see the problems of the masses , if not, why can't they instruct the nepa to be giving us light consistently inside this hot weather?
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The issue with NEPA is another big deal with makes Nigeria a living hell. There is so many issues that are connected to not having inconsistent Power supply. At some point, it makes me wonder if this is how things will continue to be for us in this Country. Haha
We are surviving shaaa. We just know that we can't count on our government. They don't have any solution to the problem at hand.
Weather is changing day by day here.Today weather is hot but sometime some clouds appeard on the sky. But enjoying this hot-cold weather.
Haha... It must be nice to get a good blend of hot and cold weather. In my part of the world, all we are dealing with is a very hot weather. Hehe.
The weather is unpredictable these days. Effects of climate change. The sun would be shinning as if the position was changed and drawn closer to the earth. If you place can be experiencing this in February, I wonder how March/April would be. It's well!
Bro... This is a big concern. With the sort of heat we are feeling now, I'm genuinely worried about how March and April would be.
The heat is intense to an extent that immediately you open the tap for water, it is as if the water was boiled. The harmattan did not really last long and it was kind of irregular. To an extent people in my area started blaming the present administration for the change in weather condition 😂.
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That's it oooo. This present administration will get the blame for everything happening, when when it rains for too long, the present administration will still get a lot of sticks. Haha.