Ice Rain in Toronto

 From my observation, one impact I want to discuss here is road blocking with the tree branches. After the ice rain, the branches of the trees became very heavy. So, in many places, it broke and fell the road, which blocked the road. If the roads were blocked, no one could go anywhere, and no emergency vehicle could enter the community. This is a huge issue. Tree branches also fell on cars and houses; there were many injured people. An ambulance cannot rescue people if the road stays blocked. People also can not go somewhere to buy food or collect any emergency supplies.  

My strategy is that, as we know what could affect ice rain, the city should be prepared to collect branches and clean up the road right after the storm. If possible, they will also bring a helping hand from the neighbouring province so that the action runs quickly and efficiently. Then, the rest of the rescue mission can be run properly.

Biography 22: Ice

 Bangladesh is a hot and humid country. When I was a kid, the refrigerator wasn't available to all homes. In Kamlapur, before iftar, some people brought huge chank of ices by big Semi (In Bangladesh we called it truck). A couple of people hold one of them and bring it down on a jute mat (Chhala). I have seen the big ice cube were covered with brown powder. Someone told me those are wood powder to prevent the ice from melting quickly. People from our the neighbour go that particular point where ice cube had been brought and buy according to their need. Some guys were dedicated to cut or break it into small pieces with hammers and other tools and sold them. Most people bring those ice cubes in a jug, then at home, they put it in water to drink cool water in Iftar. We liked that very much. We felt like heaven.

Now I'm living in a wooden cottage and it is covered with snow. I'm walking on snow, living in the snow. How life gets changes.

Inside the hard ice

Feeling I am in deep cold sea. Where top of the sea is frozen and I am swimming inside it. Don’t know how to break it. It’s hard!