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Climate Consciousness In The Midst Of Pandemic

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       We are living in an age in which intersecting crises are being lifted to a global scale, with unseen levels of inequality, environmental degradation and climate destabilization as well as new surges in populism, conflict, economic uncertainty, and mounting public health threat.        All are crises that are slowly tipping the balance, questioning our business-as-usual economic model of the past decades, and requiring us to rethink our next steps. The coronavirus pandemic may lead to a deeper understanding of the ties that bind us on a global scale. The support to resuscitate the economy after the pandemic should promote health, equity, and environmental protection. Well-resourced healthcare systems are essential to protect us from health security threats, including climate change.        We all know climate change is one of the major problem in our environment. This is the effect of using cars and burning of garbage ...

Always Expect The Unexpected

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 Earthquakes are tend to be found closely to the edges of the tectonic plates so people in a country located here are mostly at risk, just like our country which is the Philippines The Philippines frequently experiences seismic and volcanic tremors because it lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes occur. In past days or months a number of earthquakes shook parts of the country. While there were no reported major damage or loss of life, these incidents could indicate that the big one is probably coming, as the major Philippine fault lines have been disturbed.   In school, it is better to be prepared and ready for all eventualities, because no one can predict when earthquakes will happen.  Schools cannot be closed in advance due to earthquakes; neither can we suspend classes, like we do when there’s a storm warning. However, with proper training and advance planning, everyone in our sc...