Heavy rain this week caused catastrophic flooding in Quito, Ecuador. The Ecuadorian Armed Forces posted video of its military personnel removing debris after flooding in La Gasca. And video from the National Police of Ecuador shows crews carrying people to safety in the La Gasca neighborhood. There is substantial evidence that human-caused climate change has led to an increase in the frequency, intensity and/or amount of heavy precipitation events at the global scale. Catastrophic extreme weathe