Environmental Change: Transboundary Pollution

Examine the growth of environmental awareness as consequences of these global interactions

Transboundary pollution: this is any type of pollution, which spreads across more than one country.

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   On November 8, 2013, when typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, most of the people especially those in Tacloban area have suffered from the damages. Since Haiyan was a powerful tropical cyclone, killing at least 6,268 people, the reconstruction of the collapsed building or donation from other people and organization were severely needed in order to provide clean water, food and shelter to the victims. Because Tacloban is an underprivileged community, at first, it did not get much attention from other places and people. Even the Philippines government did not actively help people in Tacloban.

   However, some of the people who live in other regions of the Philippines or who cared about the people in Tacloban took the photos of Tacloban and uploaded them on the internet. By sharing them through social media such as Facebook and Twitter, the news about typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban spread so rapidly and there was a huge increase in donation from some organizations. Philippines soldiers started to distribute food and water in Tacloban and the U.S. military dispatched food, water, generators and a contingent of Marines to the city, the first outside help in what will swell into a major international relief mission. With the help from a lot of different organization and countries, people in Tacloban could overcome some difficulties easily. 

   Although there were a lot of damages and harships associated with this, some people claim that this typhoon Haiyan is the shape of things to come. Therefore, from this experiences, the Philippines will need sustained support and programs to prepare for more storms like this.