IANIGLA 20881
INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The high social and economic impact 2013 summer debris flow events in central Chile and Argentina
Autor/es:
MOREIRAS S.M.; SEPULVEDA S.A.
Revista:
BOLLETTINO DI GEOFISICA TEORICA ED APPLICATA
Editorial:
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA
Referencias:
Lugar: Trieste; Año: 2013 vol. 54 p. 181 - 184
ISSN:
0006-6729
Resumen:
During the southern-hemisphere summer months of January and February 2013, local but very intense rainfall events caused a number of debris flows in the Andes Main and Frontal ranges of central Chile and Argentina at about 32-34º S. The flows were mainly triggered in the Maipo and Aconcagua valleys (Chile), concentrated in two distinct rainfall events, and along the Mendoza River valley (Argentina) in a more distributed manner. The flows caused serious disruption to the international road infrastructure and high impact to the population, mainly due to potable water supply cut offs to major cities. In this short paper we document the location and field observations of these events and describe their impacts to society.
