Join us in keeping climate challenges in perspective for Kenyans

The visible impacts of climate change are the extreme droughts, forests burning in wildfires, floods, and other devastating effects. [iStockphoto]

Let's start with Kenyan seasonal rains which have been failing for the past few years. The heat waves, even in the capital city of Nairobi, once referred to as the 'Green city under the sun,' have left many remarking, "Global warming is real. It has never been this hot before."

But if you probe further, the average Kenyan will have one of two responses: