Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
हवामान बदल
/havaman badal/Roman
English meaning: Climate Change
Definition
Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns caused primarily by human activities. Maharashtra faces increasing drought frequency in Marathwada, erratic monsoons affecting agriculture, heat waves in Vidarbha, and cyclone threats on the Konkan coast.
Example
“हवामान बदलामुळे महाराष्ट्रातील शेतीवर विपरीत परिणाम होत आहे.”
In English: “Climate change is adversely affecting agriculture in Maharashtra.”
Literary Heritage
“वृक्षवल्ली आम्हा सोयरी वनचरे। पक्षी सुस्वर करिती गजर॥”
/vṛkṣavallī āmhā soyarī vanaccare, pakṣī susvara karitī gajara/
“Trees and creepers are our companions; birds sing sweetly in the forest.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M