Coastal Hazards in Peru

Peru is located on the west coast of South America. The coast of Peru is mostly a desert like area. The coastline of Peru covers about 10% of the country's land and is about 1,555 miles long.
       

      

The phenomenon called El Niño has affected the water which has caused a severe weather change to Peru. On the coast of Peru there have been great flooding that have occurred on the due to the rivers near the coast. This also has impacted the fish industry since less fish are being found.

As of right now, Peru has called for a state of emergency in many cities. They have not been able to prevent this tragedy, but they have set up camps near the capital Lima since there has been damage in most areas. The government in Peru is trying their best to make repairs to some institutions, lets just hope this heavy rainfall and flooding sends soon.


references:
http://www.discover-peru.org/peru-geography-coast/

http://www.euronews.com/2017/03/21/peru-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-deadly-floods

https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/peru-travel-alert.html

Extreme Weather in Peru

Within the last couple of months, Peru has had an extreme amount of rainfall. The extreme rainfall has caused flooding and landslides that are resulting in a high number of damage. The blame of extreme weather is believed to be caused by the phenomenon El Niño.

El Niño is the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific (National Ocean Service).

The rainfall has flooded some parts of the country, and has left many without drinking water, electricity, and no way of transportation because of flooding. The extreme weather has caused so much damage that the idea of building drainage in cities, better bridges, and highways have arise to help citizens.



References:
 https://www.google.com/amp/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN16O2V5

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html