Climate Change We Can Change
People who don’t believe that climate change is real should talk to someone living in the Philippines. We were just devastated by Typhoons Ondoy (Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma). Ondoy brought Metro Manila the heaviest rainfall in four decades and Pepeng claimed more than 300 lives when it made 3 landfalls in Northern Luzon. The Philippines may be in the typhoon belt but the severity of the damages the two typhoons brought is unusual and the the garbage situation, mining, and illegal logging compounded the effect. Contrary to what Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said, that the Philippines is not a culprit to climate change, I believe that we are all contributors to it and we can still do something to lessen the impact, if not reverse it. So what can we do as individuals? We can start by doing simple things like throwing garbage in proper places, making sure the drainage in front of our house isn’t clogged, and maintaining our vehicles so they are in top condition and doesn’t smoke belch. After that we can progress to bigger actions which involve the community like group tree planting, lobbying for laws to protect our biodiversity, campaigning for green architecture, etc. There is so much we can do and it’s not too late yet. Climate change is real and it’s happening now. Let’s do something while we can.
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GMA probably meant that we aren’t a big contributor like US in the climate change, but developing countries such as the Philippines will feel the major impact.
Yes, little actions will greatly help our environmental problems. Laws should also be strictly implemented. Let’s work hard!
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