Injured beaches: erosion amplifies after Irma

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Las costas del noreste de Puerto Rico fueron los espacios más afectados por el huracán Irma. (Suministrada)

Maritza Barreto Orta, marine geologist, explained that the damage caused by the wind and wave impact of Hurricane Irma, has led to an amplification in the beach erosion of the northeast of the Island.

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