ITCZ, See!

The Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is the region that circles the Earth, near the equator, where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come together. The intense sun and warm water of the equator heats the air in the ITCZ, raising its humidity and making it buoyant. Aided by the convergence of the trade winds, the buoyant air rises. As the air rises it expands and cools, releasing the accumulated moisture in an almost perpetual series of thunderstorms.

Seasonal shifts in the location of the ITCZ drastically affects rainfall in many equatorial nations, resulting in the wet and dry seasons of the tropics rather than the cold and warm seasons of higher latitudes. Longer term changes in the ITCZ can result in severe droughts or flooding in nearby areas.

END OF TALE

 A Cold Front is the leading portion of a cold atmospheric air mass moving against and eventually replacing a warm air mass.

 – It come and go, but we never knew what it really is.

When the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reports a prevailing tail - end of a cold front, it means, heavy rains will come, causing floods and drowning incidents and landslide accidents.

At 2011, it hovered over some areas of the country and brought widespread rains. The weather condition triggered landslides and flash floods affecting a total of 8 regions and 22 provinces.

A state of calamity has been declared in the worst-hit localities that are covered by the cold front.

There is an estimated total number of 92,075 families (467,916) affected spread across the said regions.

Tail end of a cold front.It just come and go like any other. But we should be concern, alert and aware. Because we never know when will this Tail-end, ends. We do not know, how much more can it do. Without knowing, we might just end up in a sad finale, where we will see our world’s End of Tale.

HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW?

We have seen their effects, we have experienced them. But, who knows what? You never knew what goes on with the weather.

La Nina is described as cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures. While, El Nino is like La Nina's brother, the totally opposite and attention grabbing brother. This is described as warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the same area of the Pacific Ocean.

We're already seeing affects of the building La Nina. A typical La Nina winter will feature drier and milder conditions across the SouthEast Asia, much like what we're seeing in the current Southeast drought and elevated fire conditions. It will also become wetter than normal, and will have cold periods. Typically, a La Nina lasts 9 to 12 months, while an El Nino will last roughly a year.

How could you not know? See its effects, experience it. And know what it is.

BATTLE

We never worked for a better world. We never cared. But now, the battle is in our hands, let us put up our armors and fight.

And the battle starts with the Most Successful Environmental Treaty in the World – The Montreal Protocol. 

We too often take the rescue of the ozone layer for granted.  A whole generation has grown up not hearing about the risk to the earth's ozone layer, except maybe once a year when the recurrence of the ozone hole gets a brief mention on the news. 

Montreal Protocol averted global disasters through global collective action. Countries, starting 1987 has agreed to phase out nearly 100 CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals. If they didn’t, the thin layer of stratospheric ozone that protects us from dangerous ultraviolet radiation would have been badly depleted, and rates of skin cancer, cataracts, and other illnesses would be soaring off the charts around the world.  And because many of those ozone-depleting chemicals are also powerful heat-trapping gases, the dangerous weather extremes of climate change could have come even faster and harder.    

So let us give thanks to the Montreal Protocol as proof positive that the earth’s nearly 200 countries can effectively cooperate, when they want to.  Let’s remember that as those same countries pursue their campaign, we will have a better chance of having a safe and beautiful Earth.

They started the battle to save the World. Now, the battle is also in our hands, let us put up our armors and fight.

OUT OF THE BLUE

It is a bright sunny day and you’re enjoying the warmth of the sun. But out of the blue, raindrops fell down on your skin.

- Weather is changeable, but not as often as this. How could you not know? That this is Climate Change.

Climate is a large, complex system. And like any system, it can be affected by different things. Things that, we always do. Pushing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and so trapping heat which escapes into space. We are pushing more energy into the system, and our climate produces weather patterns according to how much energy is in the system. This disturbs weather patterns, meaning, we get hotter, drier, wetter, windier weather in different places at different times than usual.

And it really affects the World and its people. It has made evidences like, melting of glaciers, arctic ice loss, and death of animals through fast changing weather where in, they can’t adapt.

Google says, Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. But I say, it is our relentless use of CFC’s, it is, we, pushing more Greenhouse Gases. We, who never cared for the World. We, who made Climate Change.

We do enjoy things that we have at the moment. We love what we do today. And we might as well enjoy these and love that. Because of Climate change, out of the blue, we might lose our World.

Mogu Mogu?

It’s just an ordinary drink. A fruit drink, with nata de coco. Sometimes grapes, sometimes strawberry! Ordinary. But it symbolizes our friendship. Yehey! Kami ang, TROPANG MOGU MOGU. <3

Inah, Janine, Coleen, Lerie, Justine, Cherry, Chesca, Eman, Gabo, Marvin, Glenn, Joshua, Ricmel, Ana, Joan, and Me.  – Ode, kami yon! Hahahahahahahahahahaha :)

I am just so happy that I want to share this with you. Cause I found new friends! Friends, that are always there for me. Always willing to help me! And will always love me! Naks! I love you so much friends. Let us have more happy moments! Mua :*

I am the Wind!

I am the wind

I creep and crawl through every swamp and valley

touching every leaf and holding every branch

surrounding every rock and cooling every stream

playing with the leaves that dance on my shoulders

I am the wind

I cradle nature’s breath in my arms

rocking it back and forth, singing to it my sweet lullaby

kissing it’s tender face with my gentle breeze

I am the wind

I instruct the tall grass to bow before me

rulling over the leaves and governing the water

telling the rain when to fall,

commanding even the waves of the ocean to obey me

WHOAH! That’s just half of the poem. And I can’t take one more stanza! It’s just so sad, disappointing and unfair. Anyway, God has a better plan for us! :)