Humans are now helping God create disasters, writer says
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“Before, we could say storms or wildfires were acts of God or nature. But today we know that humans have become willing helpers in causing catastrophes,” writes José Ovejero.
Ovejero’s comment challenges the old idea that natural disasters are beyond human control. It suggests that human actions now play a major role in making these events more frequent and severe.