“ SAVE THE WORLD, SAVE YOUR TOILET!”
Verrell Christopher Amadeus, Tania Prima Auladina, Kriswahyu Yudo Wirawan
AMSA Universitas Gadjah Mada
The world has now changed. The increase in exhaust emissions, both from vehicles and factories, land conversion, and many other things, lead to environmental imbalance, one of which is global warming.
Global warming not only causes the melting of polar ice caps and rising sea levels. But more than that, global warming also the reason for the occurrence of extreme weather lately, especially in Indonesia.
Rising temperatures could have some effect on the factors involved in the weather. They raise the level of evapotranspiration, which is the total evaporation of water from the soil, plants and water bodies. The warm atmosphere can hold more water vapor. The ambiance now hold more water vapor than 4 % of the 40 years ago as a result of rising temperatures. Changes in sea surface temperatures( SSTs) were also influential with the associated changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation. This increases the risk of extreme rainfall events. And the direct impact of this is that flooding can not be predicted.
The health aspect was not able to escape from it. Increased incidence of water-born diseases, such as diarrhea, a problem which must be faced. If this continues to be ignored, it could have a more serious impact. Multiple infection, even death could be the worst risks.
There is no other way than we change the way we live now. Disposing of waste in place and reduce the use of motor vehicles when not necessary is too small habits that we can do to reduce the effects of extreme weather conditions occur.