Puerto Rico Geological Hazards Capacity and Response
In FY 2023, USGS received disaster supplement funds (Public Law 117-328) to assess structural impacts from 2022-season hurricanes and to identify recovery and planning needs.
Geologic hazards capability: tasks and benefits 2023
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- In the wake of Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico dealt with damage from flooding and landslides that resulted in island-wide power outages, casualties, and destroyed or threatened homes, roads, and other infrastructure.
- Funding will be used to build new capacity in Puerto Rico to assess after-storm conditions and impacts from the 2022 hurricane season and to identify consequent and ongoing threats through landslide and coastal hazard assessments to aid in recovery planning.
- Efforts will include providing risk communication products in English and Spanish to support recovery and rebuilding in areas with exposure to landslide, coastal erosion, and flooding hazards.
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The island of Puerto Rico is subject to numerous threats from natural hazards, including hurricanes, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, coastal and inland flooding, environmental contaminants, and freshwater scarcity, among others. USGS science can help citizens better prepare for, mitigate, and adapt to these hazards. This website compiles USGS resources available for Puerto Rico to provide...
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Puerto Rico Natural Hazards | Peligros naturales de Puerto Rico
The island of Puerto Rico is subject to numerous threats from natural hazards, including hurricanes, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, coastal and inland flooding, environmental contaminants, and freshwater scarcity, among others. USGS science can help citizens better prepare for, mitigate, and adapt to these hazards. This website compiles USGS resources available for Puerto Rico to provide...