Global Warming

Hello! How was your past week? Well I do hope it was quite productive! This week I’ll be talking to you all about a very critical problem in our society- “Global Warming.”Global warming is something we all know about, it is the rise in the temperature of the earth’s surface, caused by the greenhouse effect, which is caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs- harmful substances such as aerosol, etc.), and other pollutants.
I believe that Global Warming is a very big problem, because if the statistics I’ve seen are correct (and it most probably is!), by the year 2050 our living conditions will be significantly decreased! Do you guys have a clue what that means? It means: A VERY HOT EARTH (and let’s be honest, Guyana is already very hot!). MORE DISEASES! RAISE IN SEA LEVELS! MORE FREQUENT NATURAL DISASTERS!
Let’s be realistic now. If this continues at this rate, life on earth just won’t be the same! It’s time we co-operatively resolve to combat these changes! I know we are just small in number but we can join forces and make a change! Guyana is already home to 25% of the world’s undisturbed forests! While I love the fact that our little Guyana is receiving recognition because of this fact, don’t you think that if a small country as our Guyana has 25% of the world’s undisturbed forests, why can’t the world’s other leading countries have an equal amount of undisturbed forests?
Now, I propose that we all try to do something to help this problem. No, I’m not saying we go to a richer country and start picketing or we start breaking down buildings to plant trees, because to be honest, we all love a little bit of luxury. However, I propose that we start small, take baby steps and then spread our wings; we can start by not littering and using APPROPRIATE garbage disposal practices, planting a few trees or even small plants here and there and we can try to recycle certain products. Also, we can help our very own, Miss Stacy Ramcharran- reigning Miss Guyana Earth in her frequent clean up campaigns of Georgetown; all information about these campaigns can be found on her Facebook page.
So think about this, try doing some of these things or find your own things that can help this problem and tell your friends and family also so that everyone can help combat this problem!
Quote of the week: (by Dr. Seuss, in the book/movie, “The Lorax.”)
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not” (This quote is with reference to trees and their importance.)

See you again next week, right here on the best newspaper in Guyana! Good- bye!

(By Vishani Ragobeer)