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.