Syllabus: GS1/ Geography
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- Chile’s central and southern coastlines are experiencing rapid erosion, with scientists projecting that at least 10 beaches could disappear within the next decade.
Major Causes
- Climate Change: Increased frequency and intensity of sea swells are eroding beaches faster than before.
- Rising sea levels, sudden rainstorms, and recurring heatwaves are accelerating coastal retreat.
- Human Factors: Unregulated urbanization and ongoing coastal construction are destroying natural barriers such as dunes and wetlands, making beaches more vulnerable.
| About Chile – Location: 1. Chile is the southernmost country in the world, the closest to Antarctica. 2. It occupies a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. – Borders: 1. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. – Climate and Topography: 1. The diverse climate of Chile ranges from the world’s driest desert in the north, the Atacama Desert through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, humid subtropical in Easter Island, to an oceanic climate, including alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south. 2. Chile is located along a highly seismic and volcanic zone, part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, due to the subduction of the Nazca and Antarctic plates in the South American plate. – Resources:  1. Copper mining makes up 20% of Chilean GDP and 60% of exports. Overall, Chile produces a third of the world’s copper. 2. Escondida is the largest copper mine in the world, producing over 5% of global supplies. 3. Chile is also rich in mineral resources such as lithium. |
Source: DD News
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