Burning Thousand Lives -____-"

     Climate change. Since then, I am hearing about this and I am too familiar about it. Something like it is not new to me anymore. We all know that climate is the weather averaged over a long period of time. But then, because of uncertainties and nature abuse by humans, CLIMATE CHANGE was born resulting to different calamities and other harmful effects that can lead to DEATH. However, everyone can save Mother Earth suffering from this illness. Everyone can be a hero to its own field. And I can rescue my own by doing something. By walking my talk. To start the notion, I am twisting my brain trying to come up with an appropriate solution to the problem. As a normal citizen, I can respond to climate change by figuring out first what are the roots of the problem. Like, asking myself how did it exist. How?

     As I tried to look for resources, I have known the cause. The main cause to be exact. It is due to the human expansion of the said greenhouse effect which greatly affects the ozone layer that coats our whole land. I also checked how this greenhouse effect made possible. First, water vapor. This contributes in the formation of the mentioned effect. Water vapor increases as the Earth's atmosphere warms, but so does the possibility of clouds and precipitation, making these some of the most important feedback mechanisms to the greenhouse effect. Second, carbon dioxide. A minor but very important component of the atmosphere, carbon dioxide is released through natural processes such as respiration and volcano eruptions and through human activities such as deforestation, land use changes, and burning fossil fuels. Humans have increased atmospheric CO₂ concentration by a third since the Industrial Revolution began. This is the most important long-lived "forcing" of climate change. Third, methane. A hydrocarbon gas produced both through natural sources and human activities, including the decomposition of wastes in landfills, agriculture, and especially rice cultivation, as well as ruminant digestion and manure management associated with domestic livestock. On a molecule-for-molecule basis, methane is a far more active greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, but also one which is much less abundant in the atmosphere. Fourth, nitrous oxide. A powerful greenhouse gas produced by soil cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial and organic fertilizers, fossil fuel combustion, nitric acid production, and biomass burning. Last but not the least, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Synthetic compounds of entirely of industrial origin used in a number of applications, but now largely regulated in production and release to the atmosphere by international agreement for their ability to contribute to destruction of the ozone layer. They are also greenhouse gases.

    Knowing all of that facts, I can surely make plans. Step two will now follow. 

    Imagine the whole world suffering from terminal climate change. Imagine sobbing Mother Earth, pleading unto its people. It is like, your mother begging you to stop your rebel. Can you tolerate such human activities that can totally annihilate the whole land? Specifically, our whole LIFE. As a traveler in this world, I now take this privilege to speak. What am I gonna do to make things in order?

    I should join in any campaign regarding saving Mother Earth such as tree planting. I should be good in encouraging everyone to join too and be much aware about the current situation. I should lead in promoting the never fading 3Rs which is REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. I will participate to programs stopping illegal human acts which greatly utilize that said greenhouse effect.

    In thousand years, the world could live good. Only if we, the stewards know the responsibilities to make it possible. We can do something even in our little ways. A simple concern with a touch of response to make it better is a big thing. One burning plastic is equal to millions of ended lives. Let love reign. Let abuse be erased in everyone's heart. Our future is in our hands.

- credits: http://climate.nasa.gov/causes/ for some pieces of information mentioned above.