Kingfisher School of Business and Finance

Natural Science 12

1st Semester SY: 2015-2016

Ms. Rencie Ricafort

 Global Warming Impact and Crisis

I. Introduction

Are you awake? Do you know whats happening? Well, our country is continuously developing but
as a change, our nature is slowly destroyed. In our technology and scientific minded world, we seem to
have forgotten that mankind is only relatively minor part of nature. We ignore being part of a larger whole.

Global warming Thats the effecting our thoughtless attitude to nature. It is the term used to
describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and its oceans, a
change that is believed to be permanently changing the earths climate. It comes from the combustion of
fossil fuels in cars, factories, electricity production, methane released from landfill and agricultures, nitrous
oxide from fertilizers, gases used for refrigerators and industrial process, and the loss of forest that would
otherwise store carbon dioxide, which is the gas responsible for the most warming.

Well, continue reading and learn more about the global warming effect on us especially El Nio.

II. Body

El Nio is a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean with a global impact on weather patterns. The cycle
begins when warm water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean shifts eastward along the equator toward
the coast of South America. Normally, this warm water pools near Indonesia and the Philippines.

During El Nio, the strong easterly wind becomes weak that it is unable to push the warm water
westwards. This allows the rain area to migrate eastwards, causing enhanced rainfall in the eastern pacific.
Simultaneously, the warm water stays at the CEEP, causing temperature in the CEEP to rise above normal
for about 6 months. The warm waters release so much energy into the atmosphere that weather changes
all over the planet.

In The Philippines:

According to local and international weather bureaus, the 2015-2016 El Nio may be worse than
the 1997-1998 phenomenon. PAGASA will give its next update on the El Nio phenomenon on January 6,
2016. Droughts and dry spells, stronger typhoons effects of El Nino. El Nio is a large-scale
meteorological phenomenon that develops in the Pacific Ocean. It is commonly associated with drought in
the Philippines. It hit the country just when the planting season starts in the biggest rice-producing regions,
which may affect food security.

El Nio does not only cause drought, it also brings stronger typhoons. PAGASA chief Vicente
Malano in an interview said that the El Nio also causes the behavior of tropical cyclones to become
erratic, affecting both their track and intensity. But this is expected only in the latter part of the year. Two of
the most recent typhoons to hit the country, Marilyn and Nona, helped provide relief from El Nio's effects,
especially in rice-producing regions. PAGASA in its latest update on the El Nio said that most parts in the
country experienced "way below to below normal rainfall condition" in 2015. But as of December 7, the
provinces affected by dry spell include Laguna, Mindoro Occidental and Oriental, Albay, Aklan, Antique,
Guimaras, and North Cotabato. Meanwhile, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Northern Samar, and Samar
(Western Samar) provinces experienced drought conditions.

Climate change may make the effects of El Nino and La Nina stronger or more widespread.
 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/549416/scitech/science/bracing-for-the-effects-of-a-
continuing-strong-el-nino-in-2016

http://www.allcountries.org/health/el_nino_and_its_health_impact.html