​Our One and ONLY Planet

By Andres Ramos Soto
 
All the powerful forces in our planet of nature are being put to risk in drastic changes caused by humans. Our temperatures and weather patterns are seeing an unnatural shift, since the 1800s humans have been impacting our planet causing what we know as climate change. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas have been causing this rapid and drastic change of our climates and temperature, putting our ecosystems, communities, and our entire planet in danger. Climate change has created so many health risks in our communities such as respiratory and heart diseases, pest related diseases such as dengue fever, and injuries and even death.  We are causing our own demise and are bringing our planet with us; we keep eating away at our resources and the usage of fossil fuels are speeding our risks. Wildlife around the planet has been affected by the drastic changes we have caused. Animals and plants have been forced to adapt to conditions that are not natural, conditions that we as humans have put them in and those that cannot adapt sufficiently are severely affected and even meet their end: the extinction.
 
Our  planet has been through so many changes, from a floating piece of molten magma, to having  titans during the age of the dinosaurs 252.9 million years ago; A once perfect planet, where life flourished thanks to powerful forces, light from the sun reaching this planet powers our living world, its light reaching every creature on earth. Volcanoes are the architectures of our planet, creating over 80% of our surface. Without these powerful forces, life would not have flourished as we have seen. Our oceans are always in constant flow covering up to 71 percent of our planet, holding some of the most complex forms of life, a world of both horrors and beauty. Our oceans not only hold complex life forms but also influence our planet's weather. From raging mighty storms, from freezing winds, our weather is vital for life, pushing organisms to its limits and shaping them through evolution, to adapt and thrive in the most intense of weather.