Final Hazards Report
Chile is a beautiful nation - home to 19.6 million, full of life, mountains, bodies of water and much much more. Unfortunately, Chile has been struck by harsh natural hazards due to its location and surroundings. Two natural hazards that cause major issues to the nation of Chile and its people are earthquakes and extreme weather conditions - drought in this case. Chile is frequently affected by seismic activity because it lies right on top of the South American plate - to the west, it is neighboring with the Nazca plate. It is important to note Chile’s proximity to the Nazca plate, because it also connects it to the Pacific plate underwater. The high levels of seismic activity present in the nation + the multiple plates raise the possibilities for following natural hazards. It is important to mention that the south American plate is a convergent plate - this means that it places Chile in a position to deal with explosive volcanoes, earthquakes, flooding and landslides. I chose to