Jos residents lament as weather becomes scorching, dusty – TheNigerialawyer

Residents of Jos, Plateau, are lamenting what they call “unusual
weather”, which compels them to adopt measures to cope with the
condition.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday reports that the
people have suddenly found themselves transiting from a temperature
that ranged from 15 degrees to 22 degrees Celsius to a circle of
between 24 degrees and 34 degrees Celsius, which makes them very
uncomfortable, especially in the afternoon.

Miss Josephine Pam, a student, decried the new weather, which
she said was making life very unbearable for her.

Pam said she had resorted to wearing Sunshade glasses to protect
herself from the “scorching sunlight” being experienced in the
afternoon.

She said she had also resorted to wearing light clothes as
against the heavy materials she wore, about two weeks before, in
order to cope with the new weather.

She also complained of having constant catarrh caused by the
dust being brought by the winds blowing across the city, especially
in the morning.

Another resident, Baba Abubakar, said the weather had been so
inclement for the last two weeks, compelling him to be wearing
light cloth to cope with the situation.

“I also find myself taking a lot of water, about 8 sachets a
day, because of the sweating I experience in the afternoon,” said
Abubakar, a commercial trycyclist.

Mr Bulus Dung, another resident, said he was already adapting to
the new condition by changing his lifestyle including wearing
clothes that were appropriate for the weather, and advised fellow
residents to do likewise.

Mrs Mary Agada also decried the new weather, saying she
preferred the “old weather” because she grew up in Jos were she
found the weather to be cool.

“It is a lot easier to deal with cold than heat.When there is
cold you just wear heavy cloth to protect yourself, but when the
sun is hot like we are experiencing now in Jos, even the fan in
your house might not help,” Agada said.(NAN)

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