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Los Cambios Costeros en Puerto Rico

July 29, 2022

Los Cambios Costeros en Puerto Rico

Explorando la línea de costa de Puerto Rico desde 1901 hasta 2018.

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El Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés) ha desarrollado una geonarrativa en español e inglés sobre los cambios en la costa de Puerto Rico que explica las tendencias históricas de la línea costera de la isla, los impactos de los huracanes en la costa y las posibles soluciones para proteger a las comunidades y mitigar los peligros costeros. Esta geonarrativa presenta la base de datos de costas publicada por el USGS de una manera visual y fácil de usar para comunicar de una manera eficiente nuestra información científica al público.

 

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Captura de pantalla del "Los Cambios Costeros en Puerto Rico" geonarrative
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Captura de pantalla de la geonarrativa de "Los Cambios Costeros en Puerto Rico". Al igual que en otras partes de la isla, Punta Uvero ha sufrido un proceso erosivo severo. A continuación, se ilustra otro ejemplo de erosión costera importante. Las imágenes muestran el área de Combate del municipio de Cabo Rojo, en 2006 y 2018.

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