Sunday, May 21, 2017

Final Blog

Over the course of this semester, I have learned a great amount of information regarding natural hazards that occur in Peru. Peru has had from many natural hazards such as earthquakes, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and floods. Although Peru has earthquakes happen more frequently, as of 2017, the biggest problem they are facing are floods. Furthermore, for this final blog, I believe the most impacting problem Peru faces is extreme weather contributing to flooding. Since the beginning of the year, Peru has had extreme and heavy rainfall that has causes most parts to flood.

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This image above shows what areas have been impacted by the flooding of this year, and it does get more worse in Lima.

The reason why I am addressing this as a priority is because the floods have affected thousands of people, and caused a significant amount of damage. It has been said that this is the worst time for rainfall in result of flooding in decades. It was stated by the Atlantic that about 70 people have died due to this heavy rainfall.  There are many people who are being stranded in the floods with only some help from rescue teams, if they are even located. The main reason why it is believed this is happening due to El Niño. As stated in past assignments, El Niño is the warming of waters due to climate change.


url.jpgAs a result of all of the floods, the National Institute of Civil Defense has an interactive map to let citizens know what areas are affected and to hopefully avoid them. When it comes to climate change, I believe the country should take action to see what they can do to combat against it since lives are being taken. The area where I would take action would be in Lima, since the flooding is more worse there and they are resulting in mudslides.

If I were to construct my own house in Peru, it would have to be located towards inland. This is only because flooding is happening all around the coast. The city Ayacucho would be in consideration, since it is located in the middle of Peru and is rarely dealing with natural hazards.

References: http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-what-areas-have-been-affected-by-floods-map-111166
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/03/peru-suffers-worst-flooding-in-decades/520146/



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  1. UnknownMay 25, 2017 at 4:28 PM

    Hello Jacob, I would definitely agree that flooding should be a prioritized hazard to try and mitigate because the damage it can cause to homes and the landscape. With the way the topography has formed within the region, it is quite susceptible to serious flooding events that could lead to other events such as mudslides. Your images provide clear examples of areas that are more vulnerable to flloding. I enjoyed reading some of your posts this summer and wish you the best in the future!

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  2. UnknownMay 25, 2017 at 4:35 PM

    I meant to say I enjoyed reading your posts over the semester, sorry! Summer must be calling my name.

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  3. UnknownMay 25, 2017 at 8:37 PM

    Hello Jacob! Given all your research I am not surprised you would choose flooding as the biggest issue for Peru. For my country of Greece I also chose flooding as one of the top hazards because of its location in the world and its geographical make up. Just like Peru, my country's flooding is also caused in part by rainfall. Both countries also are taking action through mitigation of climat change. It's interesting to see that even though Peru and Greece are in such different parts of the world that they can still experience such similar hazards. Great job on your post, it was very well thought out and well organized!

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