Chile - Sam Beecher Geology 9

Week 17 Blog: Chile's most dangerous natural Disaster. This week, the blog will talk about what Chile's top two most common and destructive natural disasters are, what my recommendations would be to help mitigate these problems, which area to target for help first, and where I would build a house in order to be safest. There are two disasters above all others that Chile faces that cause more damage and death than the rest. The two disasters I am talking about are Earthquakes and Tsunamis. They go hand in hand, tsunamis are very commonly caused by earthquakes and when they do happen together the damage they cause is massive. According to "Earthquakes in Chile" Chile has an astounding "2 Million minor earthquakes every year, about 18 major earthquakes, and 1 earthquake of a magnitude of 8 or higher". The sheer volume of Chile’s earthquakes is unmatched, and so is their destructive power. The most powerful earthquake in recorded history happened in Ch...

Week 13 Blog: Coastal Erosion in Chile  This week's blog is going to discuss the coast of Chile and the problems it faces. Chile has a huge coastline, in fact, their coast that runs up Chile is over 4,300 km long (2671 mi). Chile is a very slender country and since a majority of its large cities are along the coastline, a huge chunk of the population is at risk of coastal dangers such as sea levels rising and coastal erosion. Because of global warming, rising sea levels have reduced the coast little by little every year, it also creates soil that isn't strong and is in danger of dropping off and being sunken. However, the most destructive force to the coast, besides earthquakes, are the millions of people who walk along the beach every year. According to Coastalerosion.com, they state "The coasts of central Chile are increasingly affected by human activity." There really isn't much the country can do to prevent this, the incredible beaches are a major draw to t...