According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department data, at least 34 meteorological stations registered temperatures 10°C above the monthly average last month. Commenting on the situation, Pakistani climate scientist Dr Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry said: “The abrupt change in climate conditions is basically a manifestation of climate change, especially in our region.”Pakistan, he said, continued to bear the brunt of climate change and this impact was reflected through extreme weather event. 2018 summer will be harsher than previous years: PMD“This month, however, we are experiencing entirely opposite weather [pattern]. Global preview March 2018According to the ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change report, temperatures were substantially above average across a large region stretching from north-eastern Africa through the Middle East and into China and the Indian sub-continent. A dust storm started on March 27 in Libya and spread south and eastwards, affecting Egypt, Sudan and Chad.

Source: The Express Tribune April 24, 2018 04:30 UTC