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A common man in India is used to changes in seasons. There is summer, followed by the rainy season or monsoon, and winter. The latter is again followed by summer. Though these seasons are not so well defined in South India, yet the inhabitants perceive these seasonal changes. Indeed, these seasonal changes are a part of life of the people. What makes these changes to occur is not the concern of a common man, until some unusual event happens. A failure of monsoon or a severe winter makes people to ask, if the climate is changing. They are indeed talking of the day to day changes in weather but their reference point is the long term understanding of this phenomenon or climate. In fact, the climate has a close and intimate relationship with the society. Therefore, any possibility of unforeseen changes in climate are a matter of concern. This concern is worldwide, but particularly for those individuals, families and nations which may have no means to cope up with such changes.
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Sinha, S.K. (2000). Climate Change — Implications for the Developing Countries. In: Yunus, M., Singh, N., de Kok, L.J. (eds) Environmental Stress: Indication, Mitigation and Eco-conservation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9532-2_1
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