Climate Change, Nature’s Revenge

            It is the consensus of scientists and meteorologists that the main cause of modern environmental catastrophes is climate change. The emergence of such phenomena has created consequences like the el nino, la nina, severe floods, strong typhoons and abnormal atmospheric conditions.

            The convergence of many factors have caused and aggravated climate change. Scientists say that the pollutions have damaged the ozone which shields the earth from solar heat. Consequently, global warming occurred. This altered the systems of climate cycles and also induced abnormalities in our weather conditions. The extremely hot temperature over the AntarcticOcean is causing a meltdown of colossal glaciers resulting to higher elevation of sea levels, tidal floods and the formations of strong typhoons. Temperature imbalances from different parts of the globe have also given rise to the el nino and la nina phenomenon. Droughts prevail in areas affected by el nino while floods and typhoons devastate areas affected by la nina.

            As a student in Special Science Class, I think that climate change is also the repercussion of man’s abuse against nature. Irresponsible deforestation, illegal mining, industrialization, urbanization, have enormously devastated the original atmospheric, geological and topographical conditions of the earth, this is further aggravated by the side effects of modern technology. For instance, the emission of chlorofluorocarbon from modern appliances and gadgets has contributed to the thinning of the ozone layer. Therefore, the penetration of solar ultra violet rays has become unabated in some spots in our atmosphere consequently creating an abnormal imbalance of cold and hot temperatures.

            It really takes a global effort to mitigate the effects of climate change. Each one of us must play his role, no matter how humble it may be, to save the environment from further deterioration and replenish the elements of our mother nature.