A recently released report indicates the a hole in the ozone layer, which is normally situated over Antarctica, is moving towards the South American country.
Chilean's might have to stay indoors this summer as experts warn that the country will be blasted by extremely high levels of ultraviolet radiation.
According to a study from Chile's national cancer corporation, or Conac, the massive hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is moving closer towards the South American country.
Conac's Doctor Ernesto Gramsch says the rise in radiation levels is alarming.
"In October, UV levels were 175 higher than they were in October of last year, which was 10 or 15% higher than the year before that. So this year it's been a little higher, almost 30% higher than in previous years."
Gramsch says that rise is also due to shifts in climatic wind patterns which have thinned out ozone gases over Chile in recent years. And with less protection from harmful UV rays, the number of skin cancer cases are on the rise.
Dr Cecilia Orlandi says she has seen the number of patients double since 2000.
"The number of skin cancer cases has been increasing, which yes, we can detect at a fairly early stage. But cancers from epithelioma basal cells and squamous cells have been increasing as well, and those are directly related to exposure to ultraviolet rays A and B", Said Orlandi.
Outside Chileans are bracing for a harsh summer.
But according to a recent United Nations report, a ray of hope is slowly emerging. Moves to tackle climate change have resulted in the ozone layer finally starting to recover, with estimates that it will be back at 1980 levels by 2050.