I got ready for school, ate my breakfast, and headed out. As soon as I opened the door, the warmth of the sun immediately took over me. It felt good, there was no wind, no clouds, just the sun beating down onto my body, flooding my veins with vitamin D. It smelt like spring, maybe even summer. The smell of sunshine and fresh air combined together made its way through my nostrils, traveling to my brain and suddenly relaxed me. I noticed some of the flowers begin to bloom in my garden. But then, I came back to reality and realize this was not normal. I figured the ground hog may have been wrong this year. But, I made this excuse only to make myself feel better.
Throughout that day I seen many people praise the warm weather, and only a few question it. However, this made me want question it even more. Global warming is something I've just recently I've took interest in. Not because of other people opinions, not because of what I hear on the news, but because I have seen it firsthand. This lead me into some extensive research about our climate. I found more facts and discovered the effects that other regions are experiencing. Glaciers melting, ocean becoming more acidic, the damns breaking, the snowfall decreasing, all of these are real problems. For the rest of the day I tried to share my research and opinion with as many people as possible just for a chance for them to notice that this is really happening.
Later that night, the temperatures starting to decrease as the sun went down, just like always. However, this night was different than the rest of the winter. It was not because the day was extremely warm, but because of what the night actually brought to us. There had been rumors that there was going to be a snow fall, but who could believe that while they are sitting outside soaking up the sun? There have been multiple occasions where the meteorologist is wrong, I swore that this had to of been one of them.
The next morning, I woke up to an even bigger surprise. I woke up early to a text from work telling me that the store will remain closed until further notice. Immediately, I had to look out the window. What do I know? The ground, the trees, my car, the streets, all covered in snow. I'm shocked, how could this be possible? I asked myself, my friends, my families, and they all didn't seem to see this bigger picture. It had to be climate change. The shift in our weather globally. This year there had been all time highs followed directly by all-time lows. I didn't take this experience lightly. Ever since I have been more proactive to climate change more than ever. It had opened my eyes like never before. The earth is ours, we must treat it good in order to be treated good back.
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