El Niño Persuasive Essay

If I told you the planet we are on right now is dying, how would you react? Some of you might agree, while some of you might not. After all, it is very ironic how a world full of life, a world where every being lived out their lives is dying. Believe me when I say that our natural resources, which are vital for the survival of humanity, are decreasing, that species are slowly becoming extinct, and that climate change has never been more evident. Believe me when I say that the Earth is dying before our very eyes. Believe me when I tell you that humanity is the cause and the solution for such a thing, that for every cruelty brought by humanity to each other; for every habitat we’ve destroyed; and for every careless and selfish decision we humans

El Niño is a massive proof that global warming is present and is very much active in our world. It shows how it affects the livelihood of the people, especially farmers, which leads to the loss of our resources in the Philippines. Then this is followed by scarcity, which could be seen with how El Niño triggers a massive drought brought to farmlands, or how sometimes, during drought or major flooding, our demands can’t meet the available resources our country has. According to Rappler (2016), we cannot stop El Niño; however, we can do something about climate change, which is caused by global warming. Our country had been ranked as the 1st of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, based on the Global Climate Risk Index (2015). Despite our rank lowering down or our state improving, our country is unarguably still categorized as vulnerable to climate change, for according to Rappler (2016), it is “made worse by poverty, its lack of knowledge and means to protect ourselves, and its inability to cope and manage its surroundings”. This level of vulnerability could make an impact on our economy, our countrymen’s livelihood, and it could cause food insecurity as well (Rappler,