Can you tell how hot it is during summer and how cold it is during the winter? If you have not noticed, it is getting hotter and colder. This is happening because of climate change. The climate change is happening because of external factors from us, humans. The more harmful chemicals and gases we put into the atmosphere, the more the climate will change. Basically, the climate change is making earth?s temperature rise.

The air, water, and wind are all linked to the climate change. The worse the climate change gets, the harsher these natural occurrences will be, for example the recent unprecedented devastation in the Philippines. That happened because the climate has been changing. You may ask, ?So what if it gets warmer? Why does it matter?? It matters because the hotter earth gets, the more bad effects there are for us! More forced climate change means that the earth is more out of whack. That means we cannot do as many awesome things like skiing during winter or playing on the beach during the summer.

The forced climate change we are putting the earth through can be avoided if we take some precautions. Using less transportation can help with the forced climate change. If people walked or rode their bikes more often, the more active they could become, improving their health. This would not only benefit them, but also benefit our earth. More innovative environmental equipment such as the Toyota Hybrid Prius, the less gas and carbon we put into the atmosphere, the better. What other ways can we help prevent the climate change?

Picture from nature.org.