Ecuador: 60-Day Emergency Declared Over Drought, Wildfires

Ecuador’s plight—drought, wildfires, and energy shortages—is a harrowing preview of a global future shaped by unchecked climate change. Once celebrated for its biodiversity and abundant hydropower, Ecuador now endures a water crisis that has crippled livelihoods and ecosystems. Forests burn as the Amazon, Earth's vital carbon sink, withers under record-breaking drought, echoing similar chaos across South America. This interconnected catastrophe, driven by human inaction and industrialized nations’ emissions, is not Ecuador's alone. It is a stark reminder: as the planet warms, fragile systems everywhere will buckle, and the human cost will be devastating. The time to act is fleeting.