his Isn’t Just Weather — It’s a Warning

Hello again, dear readers!

    Have you ever noticed how the weather feels increasingly unpredictable these days? One moment, the sun blazes mercilessly, and the next, torrential rain floods our streets and homes. I started reflecting on this after seeing several viral TikTok videos showing floods and storms across Indonesia. Many people in the comments wrote, “The world is getting old,” and that sentence struck me deeply. It made me wonder are we really too late to face climate change?

Picture : Extreme disasters warning humanity.

    A while ago, I came across another TikTok video showing massive flooding in one of Indonesia’s major cities. The streets were submerged, vehicles stalled, and residents seemed resigned as the water kept rising. The video went viral, and once again, people commented, “The world is getting old.” As I watched it, I couldn’t help but ask myself: are we truly too late to confront the climate crisis?

    According to a BMKG (Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency) report released in December 2025, Indonesia experienced a 32% increase in extreme weather events compared to the previous year. This phenomenon is not isolated to one region it is happening across the archipelago: prolonged droughts in Nusa Tenggara, heat waves in Sumatra, and flash floods in Kalimantan. Meanwhile, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reported that the global average temperature has already risen by 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels a number that may seem small, yet its impact on our planet is enormous.

    In my opinion, the biggest problem of the climate crisis does not lie in the changes in nature alone, but in human behavior that continues to take it lightly. We often hear people say, “Nature is angry,” when in truth, it is we who have exploited nature for too long without restraint. Forest burning, vehicle pollution, and our dependence on fossil fuels worsen the Earth’s condition every single day. Personally, I find it sad that people are more eager to argue about politics than to realize how our planet is slowly losing its balance.

    This crisis also has a human face. It is not just about numbers or scientific reports it is real in our daily lives. Farmers are losing their crops because of unpredictable rain, fishermen fear going out to sea as storms become more frequent, and children in flooded areas are forced to study from home because their schools are submerged. For them, the climate crisis is no longer a distant global issue it is a pressing reality.

    Yet, even though the situation looks bleak, I believe there is still hope. The IPCC warns that if no concrete action is taken before 2030, the damage caused by climate change will be nearly irreversible. Still, I believe that small actions taken by many people can lead to meaningful change. Reducing plastic use, switching to public transportation, planting trees, and supporting green energy policies are simple steps we can start with today.

    In my view, that viral TikTok video should not just be something that scares us it should serve as a trigger for collective awareness. We do not have to wait for governments or large organizations to act. Every individual has an important role to play in protecting our planet. The climate crisis is not a problem for future generations it is our responsibility today.

So, are we already too late to face climate change?

I believe not yet but time is running out.

The Earth is still giving us a chance to make things right. And if we still have even a little bit of care left, now is the time to act before “too late” truly arrives.

SOURCE :
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5hvn8nT/