With the recent drought from which the country is just starting to show signs of recovery, a lot of attention has been focused on climate change lately. We have experienced firsthand the negative implications of extreme temperatures over extended periods of time.

Unfortunately, most teenagers only think about climate change as a distant topic covered in Geography class, and do not think it affects them directly.

We would like to know, what do you know about Climate Change?

Thannies Chance

I have very very, very limited knowledge about climate change. I just know that it is hot all year round in Jamaica.

Shambalee Ricketts

Climate change to me was once that set atmosphere, a particular geographical location would have for an extended period of time. Now, I have seen where it is changing rapidly by the activities of man. It is causing stress on the human race and other life forms because the conditions are not constant anymore.

Tyrone Scarlett

Climate change is a shift in the weather pattern over an extended period of time. These changes can be influenced by human activity. An example is the Greenhouse effect, which is caused by CFCs and other industrial waste gases.

Lorriane Cassanova

I do not know much about climate change, but I know that it has negative implications for some animals that live in some parts of the world, which depend on a certain temperature to survive.

Roxroy McFarlane

In my opinion, the climate immensely changes due to the topography of the land, and the vast amount of Greenhouse gases that deplete the ozone layer, and because of the deterioration of the environment on a regular basis through anthropogenic behaviour.

Kadian Silvera

I know that our region is beleaguered by the harsh implications of climate change. We are impacted not only by the direct impact such as Drought, which hampers our agricultural sector, but also by hurricanes and tropical storms, which are caused by excessive amounts of hot air in the atmosphere.