Numerous beaches in Puerto Rico have erosion
Submitted on 27 August 2017 - 12:46pm
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Los investigadores trazaron la llamada "línea de costa digital" para hacer una comparación de las dimensiones de las playas entre 1973 y 2010. (Archivo / GFR Media)
A study performed by professors and students from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus together with the Puerto Rico and Caribbean beach network, revealed that 60% of 4,324 analyzed areas in different beaches of the Island presented erosion or sediment loss.
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