Sometimes, it blows as an inescapable drizzle, whipping in sideways streaks across the window. At other times, it just darts down the sky, stirring to life the strikingly green landscape underneath.
Gone are the days when the drizzling music of the rain evoked a sense of nostalgia. The monsoons, which have drenched Kerala in a rare natural bounty every year, are no more the recurring motif of this tropical State.
According to experts, the changing climate appears to be moving the State towards the worst of both worlds — excessive rain and droughts. And the story of how the recurring floods since 2018 have brought the State to its knees is about to get a lot more familiar.
