Water Crisis?

Usually we don’t close the tap when we are taking a shower because we think water is a renewable resource and it will never run out. However the truth is that we are living a water crisis and we have to start saving water.
Over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is water covered but most of it is saltwater, located in oceans and seas, and only 0,3 percent of Earth’s water is usable by humans. There is much more water stored underground than there is on the surface.

This water crisis has been caused by climate change and pollution.
If we continue to pollute water like we have been doing in the future water will be too polluted and unsafe to drink. Emissions of gases that cause acid rain are also a problem because water has become to acid and already destroyed monuments and trees.
Climate change has led to floods and droughts in different places. A lot of hurricanes and tsunamis are water related.
There is already many people living in water-stressed areas so we have to start acting right now.

Can You Change The World?

When somebody ask me if I think that I can change the world my answer is YES. You can do something like recycling, save water, save energy and other little things that probably save the planet. These small actions that you can do are not difficult to practice and can make the difference.

In my opinion is very useful that children learn more about to preserve the environment. They should have basic knowledge about the CO2 levels in atmosphere, how to reduce the levels of pollution, how to protect the number of species that are in danger and other important things.

Outside school you can create an environmental organization that way offer fun and educational programs.

Never forget that you carelessness with environment can be a threat for your health and for future generations.

Instead of paying attention to fashion, magazines, computers and TV shows you should be worry about your planet because he need you.

The Future!

“Teenagers and children are the future” that’s what my grandparents always say and I think that’s true. We are the future and we can make a change.
When I look around I see a lot of things that I would like to change. Personally I really care about the environment. Everyday TV shows us a bunch of dreadful news related with our planet’s environment. By these days hurricanes, floods and temperature rise are very common.
The problem is that in general we don’t worry about our planet and the truth is that we can’t carry on like this because if we do, we will end-up searching for another planet to live or destroy.
To reverse this we can start to educate children about environmental threats, like greenhouse effect, global warming, acid rains and rainforest destruction. If they realized the importance of these problems, I suppose that they will make the necessary difference and transform this planet in a better place.
We have to alternatives: act immediately or carry on as we have been doing and end-up «murdering» the earth. That’s why my grandparents are correct: we truly are the future! But what kind are we creating?

"An Inconvenient Truth"

Fonte: Youtube

"An Inconvenient Truth" is a documentary movie about Global Warming and all the issues related with that. The movie is presented by Al Gore who use to be the Vice President of United States of America.

As we know, global warming is the increase in temperature of the Earth's near-surface. This increase is related with greenhouse effect which results of trap energy from the sun for certain gases.
However in the trailer Al Gore says that "we are causing global warming" which is true, because since the Industrial Revolution the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has radically changed.
This is a compelling movie because we can learn more about the consequences of this problem, for example climate change, which causes powerfull storms as the hurricane Katrina and floods.

Al Gore also tell us that together we can fight this problem and solve this crisis.
The future is in our hands and only we can change it. That's the message!