6Y Persuasive Letters

Donald Trump thinks global warming is a hoax.
What would you say to Donald Trump about climate change?
On the day Biden was inaugurated, 6Y discussed the legacy of President Donald Trump and his views on climate change. We looked at and discussed many of his infamous tweets surrounding global warming then planned and wrote persuasive letters to him, explaining our views on the threat of climate change, and what he should be doing to halt it. 6Y were outraged by some of his claims and were extremely passionate in trying to convince him that climate change is real and having a devastating impact on our beautiful planet.
Take a look at some of our letters below.
Dear President Trump,
I am here to inform you about the catastrophic things that are going on beneath earths surface while we do nothing about it. Climate change has got a grip on earth, and if it keeps changing our climate like this, sir, I must inform you there would be severe dilemma and panic to make sure our earth survives. It may even wipe out all species of animals and plants, and even killing off humans if were not careful. I, and all of the people in this world know that you are one of the most (if not the most) powerful people in the world. You, you can make a change.
The weather had drastically changed, since 1990 we have recorded 5 of the hottest years to date. If this does not change, even that increase of 1 degree per year could destroy earth. You may need to know firstly that our ice reflects over 90% of the sun's deadly rays all the way back into space? Well, our gasses from cars and factories have been locking heat in, melting the ice and showing the dark face of the ocean, that is in fact so dark it absorbs 60% of the sun rays, making more ice melt, and so on. This will lead to droughts and tsunamis beyond anything we have ever imagined. Causing loads of casualties and maybe killing off entire cities, you don’t want anything worse than that hurricane in Hawaii, do you sir? Oh, and did you know drastic weather changes can kill off bees, I know it doesn’t sound like much but no bees equals no humans. They generate a third of the food in our lives, killing them will kill of America, you know? WE must stop weather change before it is too late.
Sea levels are rising due to the melting of the artic and Antarctic glaciers. This repeatedly could cause catastrophic consequences. Many books have almost seen into the future about what would happen if the icebergs would completely melt, us stranded while the water rises, waiting for humanity to die, you do not want that, do you? This would cause many land species to drown, even birds in the sky would drown, causing sea creature, especially herbivores, to die of starvation. And you do not want to know the consequences of humans being wiped out, nuclear plants exploding, tunnels flooding, metal structures toppling over. WE need your help, or I am afraid the world is doomed.
Something called “the greenhouse effect” if now applying itself to earth, and I am pretty sure you have already guessed it is not really a good thing, first off: AS our gasses from say, cars come out from the engine and almost seem to dissolve into the air, they do not, they actually clog up our atmosphere to trap heat below the ozone, which could lead to it being broken entirely. Hence the name, the earth is slowly becoming a greenhouse, increasing the temperature at a worrying 1 degree per year, although this doesn’t sound like much, in a millennium, the earth will be at 1000 degrees, a little more than a summer holiday, right? With this, the sun could swell up before it was supposed to ( in 5 billion years) , if this happens before we have the tech to move to another planet, humanity will be gone. Please, we need your help to vanquish the greenhouse effect to save our ozone layer.
Everybody in the world knows that you are a very powerful man, a change must happen or we will all be gone, all of America, all of everything. Everyone would follow your lead and the world will finally be safe once again.
Pretending climate change is not real will not stop it from happening.
Yours sincerely
Meghan.
Dear President Trump,
It has come to my full attention that you are just brushing important matters under the carpet. This cannot continue. I am writing to you to express my full sorrow about what is happening to our planet day by day, and hoping that I will convince you enough not to let this small problem turn into a catastrophic dilemma. Very strong and powerful people (such as yourself) need to take this in mind and do what’s best for your country and the world!
Issues such as global warming have many, many downsides and results! Firstly, Global Warming means melting ice glaciers, which could also interfere with the oceans of the world, causing major floods and millions of people losing homes, this cannot happen!
Also, the change in climate affects inhabitants all over the world, including humans, bugs and insects, plus all the innocent animals of the world, due to lack of care to the planet, and disruptive human activity.
It cannot be denied that climate change is real, occurring and slowly decaying our planet. As a result, sea levels are rising by 1-2mm each year and scientists think they may rise even faster in future – by 50-70cm in the next 50 years!
It is crystal clear that this will happen if we do not do something about it NOW!!! Again, powerful people such as yourself NEED to do something about this! We all know how passionate you are about saving and doing what’s best for your country, well this is your chance to be your country’s hero and the worlds. Save us all from this problem, and save the planet from its perilous future. Please take this all-in mind.
Yours Sincerely
Sadie