Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Nature's Wrath

October 30 2007



Ms. Jeniffer S. Francisco






You might have already read in the news paper or heard over the news about the alarming change in the climate in the world. this may have not interest you,since your attention is on political issues that confront our country especially the granting of presidential pardon to former pres. Estrada.you might have also wondered why the weather is quite not natural (experiencing. the freezing temperature in early morning and the heat of the sun when it is already 8 o'clock or nine) but since you have a lot of work and you are a busy person you think that this no worth your scrutiny. you might have heard somebody saying that there is a news that Aruba will be the first country which will be wiped out from the global map because of the rising sea level but you feel that it is impossible to happen or you must not care since it will not affect you, your not a citizen of Aruba anyway. But my friend; I am telling you, these occurrences are not worth our apathy. Before not deciding to know about these, think twice, you might wake up someday floating amidst the ocean; no more land to be found.This is not only an issue in America but it is a social issue of the whole world.
If we see the reason behind this,it can be revealed that it is due primarily to the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in earth's atmosphere.while it is true that we need these gases to ensure the habitability of our planet because these provide heat to its surface,he abrupt increase in their amount led to the sudden increase of earth's temperature posing dangers already to us. we cant blame anybody else except ourselves for this occurrence . the global warming we experience is not a product of natural occurrences rather it is due to excessive human activities. by burning fossil fuel, use of chemical sprays, oil, and clearing out forests we paved way to the occurrence of this environmental concern. the evidence to this is overwhelming and reliable.
All indications are pointing to the fact that this crisis will pose immeasurable dangers to humans. Scientist have already seen the association between the catastrophic events that hit several countries in the world with this. they agreed in saying that this caused the number of hurricanes to double in 30 years. They also claimed that this will caused the glaciers to melt, making plants and animals react negatively to it. some species were even forced to change habitat forcing them to get nearer to the pole. the biodiversity is reported to have reduced causing the abrupt process of extinction several species of flora and fauna.
This is not the end of the story about the perverse effects of this problem. scientists are one in saying that if the increase in temperature will not decrease, people will experience the catastrophic consequences. Death will double in the next 25 years, global sea level will rise and sea will engulf low lying countries like Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and parts of Scandinavia, heat waves will be more intense, droughts and wildfire will occur more often, like what happened in California, the arctic ocean will be free of ice by 2025, and by this time more species will be driven to extinction. This is the sad reality that we are facing right now. But although our situation may appear to be hopeless, we can still do something to save mother earth and ourselves. In fact it is our moral obligation to do so. It is not yet too late for us to move. Let us just remember that we are contributors to the increase of carbon dioxide. By not burning things and by controlling our use of appliances, and chemical sprays which do emit CO2, we can help in helping the world not to experience the ill fate waiting ahead. Let us try to be more careful and conscious this time of what we do. Let us asses if our actions will further the damage we've caused to our planet. We know exactly the fact that there is no other planet that can offer life to us except this.
We are now being called to act, and it cannot Accommodate any postponements. We should act now before its too late.......before we regret of doing nothing to save this planet for the next generation.
























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