Erosion



 In Cuba, erosions are significant and increasing, due to natural factors such as hurricanes and storms, Cuba is often exposed to cyclones that are exposed to intense waves, swells and heavy rains, accelerating erosion. Also due to sea elevation, associated with climate change, some coastal areas are formed by soft materials that can be vulnerable to eruptions. Tourist infrastructure constructions can modify the natural forces of sedimentation and can increase erosion. The zones that can be in greater risk are the beach of the north of the island, like Varadero and the tourist keys, this part has suffered a notable loss of sand, the beach of Guanabo has lost great quantity more than 1 meter of beach per year, in the beach resort of Varadero, the coastal line retreats between 70 cm and 1 meter annually, losing between 40. 000 to 50.000m3 of sand each year, the southern lowlands such as the Gulf of Batabano are threatened by salinization and loss of land due to rising sea levels. More than 80% of Cuban beaches show signs of retreat, it is estimated that up to 10% of the national territory could be affected by sea intrusion in the next 50-100 years if nothing is done to save the beaches. The Institute of Oceanology of Cuba according to its studies 5.766km of coastline, of which more than 50% presents some degree of vulnerability, also developed a geological model of the coastline.







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  1. Geroska G4 de mayo de 2025 a las 9:21 p.m.

    Great job on your post this week; it was really informal. I was really shocked at how similar Cuba’s erosion issues were to Singapore’s.

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