Summer's here

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The scorching Summer has arrived. The days are burning, the nights are hot - tropical heat at its very best. Kolkata is yet better positioned than certain other cities in India in terms of temperatures.
Maybe this is the onset of global warming, of which we have been so aloof in spite of repeated warnings by environmentalists. The environmental sciences are no longer 'mental' but have assumed tangible proportions, giving us sufficient warning to save our greenery while there is time.

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