[This essay won the
Best Essay Prize at Tarang 2k23 (CA Students Annual Day), organised by
BCAS]
Climate change – A phenomenon of minor insignificant changes in seasons which piles up and accumulates to be a bigger issue. Many experts have presented their concern on this matter – a matter which if not resolved would become a black demon in the disguise of small, minor, ignorable changes.
The phenomenon of climate change is not a one-day event. It happens over time through subtle changes in seasons which are difficult to identify. But now these subtle changes have accumulated to be a big issue. We all have now experienced winters that are not as cold as they used to be earlier and hotter summers. It is now December and still, a majority of people are without their sweaters which is a matter of concern.
Talking about the reasons multiple factors are contributing to climate change be it depletion of the Ozone layer, pollution of air, water, and soil, or be it excess extraction of minerals, deforestation plays no lesser role in climate change. Lack of awareness amongst people and increase in industrialization are among the other contributors.
Talking about the ill effects that the environment has on society the first and foremost is the increased diseases among the people. The exposure of ultraviolet rays on humans has exposed them to various skin and eyes related diseases not only humans but animal
