Academic unit: UC Chile Coastal Observatory Center

Conoce las investigaciones y proyectos del centro que monitorean el estado de las costas chilenas.

Más información aquí: Observatorio de la Costa

Drone image of powerful sea swells hitting the Chilean coast, with nearby buildings and infrastructure highlighting the risk of beach loss due to intensified wave activity and coastal urbanization.

UC Chile study links urban development, beach loss, and rising sea swell intensity

Excessive urbanization, according to the UC Chile Coastal Observatory Center, is erasing beaches and coastal ecosystems—nature’s first line of defense against…