Lately, I’ve been feeling like the sun is angry at us. Every year it feels hotter than before. When I was younger, the weather used to be different — softer somehow. The rain came when it was supposed to, the breeze was cool, and you could actually sit outside in the afternoon without feeling like you were sitting inside an oven.
Now, it’s a different story. The heat burns through your shirt, and when it finally rains, it doesn’t just drizzle like before — it pours, floods, and destroys things. Sometimes it doesn’t rain at all for weeks, and then suddenly it’s too much all at once. That’s when I realized this isn’t just “normal change.” Something bigger is going on.
That something is global warming.
People talk about it all the time on TV, social media, and the news. But sometimes, it sounds too scientific — like it’s something happening far away. The truth is, it’s right here with us. It’s not just about melting ice or polar bears losing their homes (though that’s real too). It’s also about us — the floods, the heat, the changing weather, the food prices going up, and even the water shortage in some places.
Global warming simply means the earth is heating up because of how we humans live. Every time we burn fuel, drive cars, waste electricity, or throw trash anywhere, it all adds up. It may look small, but all those small things become big problems when millions of people do them every day.
I used to think, “What can one person really do?” I mean, I’m not a scientist or a world leader. But over time, I realized that waiting for “someone else” to fix things is part of the problem. The truth is, we all play a small role in this big story.
It’s not about being perfect; it’s about being aware.
When we leave lights on all day, burn trash outside, or use plastic once and throw it away, we’re silently adding more heat to the planet. When we waste food, we waste all the energy it took to grow, pack, and transport it. And when we say “it doesn’t matter,” that’s when things really start getting worse.
But here’s the good part — the same way bad habits pile up, good actions can pile up too.
Simple things matter:
Turning off the light when you leave a room.
Walking or cycling instead of driving short distances.
Planting trees, even if it’s just one.
Reusing bottles instead of buying new ones every week.
Talking to people about it, even if they don’t take it seriously.
It’s easy to think one person can’t make a difference. But imagine if a million people thought the same way and all decided to change just a little bit — that’s a big difference already.
Sometimes I think the earth is crying out for help in the only way it can — through heatwaves, floods, and storms. It’s like the planet is saying, “I can’t take this anymore.”
And honestly, I don’t blame it. We’ve taken so much from the earth — the trees, the clean air, the oceans — but we give so little back. We treat it like it will last forever, but the truth is, if we keep living carelessly, the world our children will live in might not be as kind as the one we grew up in.
I’m not saying we can fix everything in one day. We can’t. But we can start trying. Even small steps count. Because the planet doesn’t need us to be perfect — it just needs us to care.
When I think about global warming now, I don’t just see it as a science topic. I see it as a life topic. It’s about love — love for the planet, love for ourselves, and love for the people who will come after us.
The same way you wouldn’t leave your house on fire and just walk away, we shouldn’t do that to the earth either.
So, the next time you feel that unbearable heat, or you see floodwater rising where it never used to, remember — it’s not just “the weather.” It’s a warning. The earth is talking to us, begging us to change.
And maybe, just maybe, if enough of us start listening, we can make things better again.