An Environmental Rant (SNC2D1)

The school I go to, there is a pond out in the back. As I walk across the pond, I stare into the the water. I look in disgust at those clumps floating on the surface. I know that lakes have algae but the things that were in the water were most not just algae. As I continued to walk across I noticed more  things in the water. I've seen garbage, a died fish and even a shopping cart. (Out of all things, there was a SHOPPING CART!) What was even saddening about this is that there were little creatures such as ducks trying to live in these conditions.

The clumps of dirt is called pollution. These pollutants released into the atmosphere cause local air pollution. These pollutants contribute to climate change. What bothers me most about climate change is the pollution that caused climate change in the first place. We do things so carelessly that we don't even take into a factor that we are hurting our environment. We need to take care of environment because pollution increases climate change. These constant changes in temperatures can lead to dangerous weather patterns, so

“for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. Yes, it’s true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is, the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15. Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods—all are now more frequent and intense. We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were all just a freak coincidence. Or we can choose to believe in the overwhelming judgment of science—and act before it’s too late.” - Barack Obama (Current US President) 

As beings who live in this Earth we must start to think about how we can start to help the environment. Our lives are at stake as we find our health being affected by environmental toxins in the air, water and foods we consume. Our earth is a fragile planet with limited resources. The more we educate ourselves about the environmental issues we can start taking action in saving our planet.