L2. Surface water processes and associated hazards

"Flash floods are born from prolonged and/or heavy rainfall that the soil cannot absorb. With this premise, María Teresa Contreras...

Chile is a large territory prone to mega earthquakes that cause big tsunamis. Particularly, the country’s central regions - including...

The rain on June 29th broke the extreme drought trend that the Metropolitan Region has been presenting over the last...

The definition of disaster, according to Disaster Risk Management experts, implies a severe disruption of the routine functioning of a...

Chile would be prepared for a tsunami warning event. This has been demonstrated by the tsunami evacuation processes experienced in...

CIGIDEN researcher Roberto Benavente, currently assistant professor at the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (UCSC), presented his research on...

On Monday, July 8th, 289 years ago, a major earthquake and tsunami hit much of the Valparaíso Region. In order...

The findings of the research conducted by CIGIDEN researchers in the Valparaíso Region show that 38% of the population of...