NAME: RINA PAULINE P.

ALBURO
YR/SEC: BEED 1-A

SUMMARY:
Only slivers of land remain in Sitio Pariahan, barely enough to walk on.
In several Philippine coastal areas, disappearing land has been a typical
occurrence. But, contrary to popular belief, climate change is not to blame for
the rapid invasion of the sea. Climate change is real, and it poses a serious
threat to the globe. However, as people become more aware of it, another
danger has emerged: it's become all too simple to condemn climate change for
the constant flooding in many coastal communities around Metro Manila. And
there is little that Filipinos can do to halt or even delay climate change. Putting
the blame on climate change might make people feel helpless. The flooding that
won't go away is mostly caused by "soil erosion," the lowering of land due to the
misuse of groundwater, as proved by earth scientists' studies of Manila Bay.
Beneath water resources assist to stabilize the land above, which becomes
unstable as powerful pumps sucking out massive amounts of water over time.

That's what happened in Sitio Pariahan, which was once known for its
vast fishponds that made its owners wealthy. Overpumping of groundwater
eventually ruined the neighborhood, forcing most residents away and
transforming valuable real estate into water. It's the classic case of short-term
profit at the price of almost everything else, including a happy island lifestyle.
San Miguel Corporation purchased roughly 2000 hectares here for a huge
airport project whose environmental impact has yet to be examined due to land
subsidence.

Climate change may be beyond our control, but we can prepare for its
worst consequences. Overpumping of water, on the other hand, is a local sin
that can be avoided in order to preserve other coastal and island populations.

Reflexively attributing solvable problems to climate change is an excuse

for doing nothing, much like stating man-made disasters are God's will.
REFLECTION:
What happened to Sitio Pariahan made me so sad. I never thought that
those things are impossible to happen. I feel sad for people who miss to step on
the ground but they can’t because they do not have enough money to emigrate.
All of us should be aware can climate can greatly affect us on the near future
because if not, what happened to Sitio Pariahan can also happen on us.
Climate change is a significant, continuous problem. If you don't know what
climate change is, it's a long-term alteration in weather patterns on a global or
regional scale. Increased amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide induced by
the use of fossil fuels, such as automobile and truck exhaust, rubbish burning,
and manufacturing emissions, are a major contributor to climate change.
There are solutions available if we use and put them into practice. Instead of
utilizing automobiles that spew gas and other toxins into the air, we may utilize
electric cars. More trees and plants can assist because they absorb carbon
dioxide, removing it from the air and replacing it with oxygen, which is
beneficial to both humans and the environment. We need grow as much or
more trees as we are taking down, since we are chopping down a lot of trees
without restoring them, and trees are necessary for life and the air on Earth;
without trees, we could not have air, and our environment would be different.
It can also assist to use less heat and air conditioning; simply decreasing your
house temperature two degrees in the winter and maintaining it two degrees
higher in the summer can make a significant difference.