Heavy rains flooded Chile this past weekend just months after a drought saw the country’s wells dry up and emergency drinking water had to be distributed by the government. Flooding in the central valley region is now some of the worst seen in decades, displacing 15,000 people and shutting down the world's largest copper mine. Scientists have noted that extreme weather events such as Chile’s droughts and flooding are related to climate change, which often disproportionately affects those countries that have produced few green house gases.

We send our prayers for a rapid recovery to the people of Chile and urge governments and citizens for measures to protect the equilibrium of the climate.

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