Climate change

Climate change 

Think about how the weather has changed throughout your childhood. Has the weather gradually turned warmer? Colder? Maybe, you noticed more snowfall or stronger winds? These are all caused directly by climate change and global warming. All this is real, it's happening right now. Rivers are drying up, glaciers are melting, incredible high water levels, global warming, sudden extreme weather. These are only parts of what happens to the world we live in so the future maybe even worse. 

Global warming has led the Arctic sea ice to be shrinking away for decades. This is a major problem to our animal life, animals such as seal pups depend on the ice covers to survive their first week of life, and these large ice blocks are slowly melting away leaving them to have no choice but to fight for survival under the sea, trying to escape their predators who lurk beneath them. Not only is this a problem for animals but it's a concern for all living life, for us humans. 

Places like the Maldives ( an Island nation in the Indian Ocean) are vanishing right before our eyes, its intense sea levels are becoming a threat to this low -lying country. Currently, the highest point is 2 feet above sea level. 

Climate change is even threatening our health and wellbeing, it can also cause a huge problem for community health effects and mental health. Indirect environmental effects from climate change include exposure to microbial contamination, pollen, etc. Scientists have confirmed that in recent decades, climate change has contributed to increasing the levels of ill health mostly because of heatwaves. 

Solutions?

Some of these easy solutions won't just stop climate change. Switching from dirty fossil fuels to clean renewable energy will be better for people, communities, and businesses all around the world. You don't need to do big things to make big changes. Things like turning off lights when you are not using them can save energy and a small change for the future. 

Opinion

My definition of : Opinion piece/ editorial piece
I think that opinion piece/ editorial piece means you writing about your own opinion based of the facts you discovered  so being involved in preparing a newspaper, magazine  or something written for public. 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/119385975/coronavirus-a-matter-of-when-not-if

I agree with the opinion piece given from the linked site because their main point was :

"stay united; all focused on keeping New Zealanders here and abroad, and our Pacific neighbours, safe"


People are still entering our country who may have been in contact with the virus, but are expected to isolate themselves, how many will actually do this? It should have been compulsory from the beginning
People are still entering our country who may have been in contact with the virus, but are expected to isolate themselves, how many will actually do this? It should have been compulsory from the beginning
My opinion. 
People are still entering our country who may have been in contact with the virus, but are expected to isolate themselves, how many will actually do this? It should have been compulsory from the beginning
I think that as people are still entering NZ who may have already been in contact with the virus, and are expected to separate themselves for 14 days? not everyone will follow these orders so I think it should have been compulsory from the start.