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Environmental issues in Chile include deforestation, water scarcity, pollution, soil erosion, climate change, and biodiversity loss, especially in its industry-heavy "sacrifice zones". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The country of Chile is a virtual continental island that spans over (2,600 miles) 4,200 kilometers.
In August and September 2018 there was a public health crisis in Quintero and Puchuncaví, where over 300 people experienced illness from toxic substances in the air, coming from the polluting industries. [6] In 2022 the environmental conditions of Quintero, Puchuncaví and Concón were discussed in the Senate of Chile. [7]
Chile's privatization of water has led to many environmental problems. [ citation needed ] Since water tends to flow towards money it is being over-allocated to industries such as mining and agriculture .
Chile began to experience a drought in 2010 and by 2020, precipitation was 20–45% of average nationally and 10–20% of average in the area of Santiago. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] According to René D. Garreaud, of the University of Chile , the drought was the most extreme in the area in over 1,000 years. [ 1 ]
Environmental issues in Chile (2 C, 4 P) Environmental law in Chile (2 P) Environmental policy in Chile (1 C, 2 P) F. Forests of Chile (3 P) N. Natural history of ...
Climate change in Chile (5 P) P. Pollution in Chile (1 P) Pages in category "Environmental issues in Chile" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Petorca in Chile has experienced a drought as part of the Chilean water crisis since 2010. [1] It is the longest and most intense drought in the area in the last 700 years. [ 1 ] By 2018 the Ministry of Public Works had decreed Petorca a "zone of water scarcity " for fourteen years in a row. [ 2 ]
In 2015, 99% of the population of Chile had access to "improved" water, of which 99.6% were in urban and 93% in rural areas, and over 180 thousand people lacked access to "improved" water. For sanitation in Chile, in 2015, 99% of the population had access to "improved" sanitation, with 100% and 90%, in urban and rural areas, respectively ...