Daily Mail: Scientists warn of two new human-made seasons on Earth

Scientists have discovered that two new seasons have emerged on Earth.

According to the Daily Mail, a team of international researchers warns that two new human-induced seasons — the "haze season" and the "trash season" — have now firmly entered the global climate calendar. These phenomena disrupt ecosystems, pose serious health risks to millions of people, and have already become annual occurrences.

The haze season affects Southeast Asia every year from June to September. The main cause is the widespread burning of tropical peatlands for agricultural purposes in Indonesia and Malaysia. The resulting smoke spreads to neighbouring countries, including Singapore and Thailand, leading to deteriorating air quality and rising health issues. Similar events occur in northern India during the winter, where crop residue burning coincides with the Diwali festival. In the United States, the wildfire season, once limited to summer, now begins in spring and lasts through December.

The garbage season is observed in Bali from December to March, when monsoon winds and ocean currents wash tonnes of plastic waste onto the beaches. In 2025 alone, over 3,000 tonnes of waste were collected during a single season. Similar incidents have been reported in the Philippines, Thailand, and along the eastern coast of the United States — especially in summer, when heavy rains and river runoff carry plastic into the ocean.

By Vugar Khalilov