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Puerto Rico Hurricanes Map

2017 (approx.)

Detailed Description

A sampling of historic hurricanes that have hit Puerto Rico. Large storms can have profound geomorphic (land changing) consequences. Modified from Murphy, S.F., and Stallard, R.F., eds., 2012, Water quality and landscape processes of four watersheds in eastern Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1789, 292 p.; https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1789/.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.