Week 13: Coastal Erosion

The Coast of Peru is known for its rocky and mountainous appearance that runs from Ecuador all the way to Chile. The coastline expands over 1,500 miles and holds diverse beaches from the Humboldt current to the northern dry tropical forest shore. Although Peru holds a significantly impressive coast, the area is very sensitive to the erosive action of wind. It’s common for El Niño to disturb the coast of Peru. These regions are also characterized to be mildly cold temperatures (14C) and with the occasional high temperature (84F). The central/southern coast gets hit more intensely by wind erosion while the northern coast suffers more with tropical dry climate and mixed wind erosion signals. I couldn’t find any post listing information on the latest coastal hazard in the Peruvian Coast but I did find out that the area has a very high erosive sensitivity to wind (as you can see in the picture provided below). Thank you. 

Work Cited:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Peru

https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/195-peru/CF

https://www.jswconline.org/content/45/3/417