Lately, the weather in Nepal has been feeling more and more unpredictable.
It’s Baishakh, a time that usually isn’t known for constant rain in many parts of the country - yet this year it has been raining heavily and repeatedly. And strangely, when the usual monsoon periods come, the rainfall often feels delayed, irregular, or insufficient.
For many people, this may just feel like unusual weather. But for farmers in Nepal, these shifts can be devastating. Many farmers still rely heavily on traditional seasonal weather patterns for planting, harvesting, and drying crops. So when those patterns suddenly shift, the losses become financial, physical, and emotional. Rice left out to dry after harvest gets damaged by unexpected rainfall. Strong winds and untimely storms have reportedly destroyed banana farms in different areas.
Climate change is often discussed through global statistics and policies, but sometimes its impact is visible in much smaller and more personal ways - in damaged crops, uncertain harvests, and farmers no longer being able to trust the seasons they once knew so well.
I’m curious if people in other countries are also noticing unusual shifts in weather patterns where they live. Has farming or daily life around you been affected too?