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Looking up, I found myself in a strange world: surrounded by tall buildings
with no trace of greenery, only dust dancing behind the speeding cars. I longed
for a body of water, but all I saw were crisscrossed cracks. I wanted to catch a
glimpse of the mountains, but they were nowhere to be found. And when I looked
up to the sky, all I saw were rolling dark clouds.
I lowered my head and walked the familiar path, opening the familiar door.
Sitting at my desk, I casually flipped through my calendar and found only a few
thin pages left. Was it almost New Year's already? Was it winter? I turned to
check the thermometer: 27 Celsius. It was already halfway through winter, but
the temperature was still 27 Celsius?
Leaning against the windowsill, watching the cars coming and going, I couldn't
help but fall into contemplation. Two years ago, this place was filled with lush
trees, green grass, and a little river teeming with playful fish. I could look
up and see the blue sky dotted with white clouds, and if I listened closely, I
could hear the joyful singing of birds.
But now, what stood before me were towering skyscrapers, and the ground was no
longer alive with grass, but lifeless concrete and bricks. The river had been
replaced by a highway with cars speeding by. All I could hear were the roar of
machines and the noise of people. Even the weather had changed: in the summer,
the sun was no longer shining, and thick clouds covered the sky, but there was
no rain. In winter, even without the sun, it was still as warm as spring.
"People are happy because life is good, and even winter has become warm!" But
did they not realize that this was the result of their destruction of the
environment? Without plants to absorb carbon dioxide, the concentration of CO2
in the air gradually increased, and when combined with industrial emissions,
reached an unimaginable level.
Winter has become warmer, but the environment has also worsened! Shouldn't
people realize that they need to protect the environment? When they cut down all
the trees, did they ever think about stopping? When all the plants are gone, the
extinction of humankind is not far away.
A warm winter should not make us happy, but should make us reflect. A cold
winter is a real winter. When winter is no longer cold, it is nature's warning
to us to protect the environment and stop destroying it!
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