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Ernesto, now a large Category 1 hurricane, is continuing to douse Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with flooding rain Wednesday as it pulls away and heads north over the Atlantic’s open waters ...
The weather is hot and humid with thunderstorms in the afternoon, especially in August and September. Trade winds bring cool summer breezes in the north and east of Puerto Rico, but due to the topography of the island, these winds do not reach the coast south and west, causing much higher temperatures than in the north.
In Puerto Rico, the highest rainfall total was 2.4 inches (61 mm) in Rio Piedras. [5] August 22–23 – Tropical Storm Dean dropped heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico, peaking at 12.7 inches (322 mm) in Salinas. The passage of Dean resulted in widespread flooding in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, collapsing two bridges and one road.
September 4–5, 2013 – Tropical Depression Gabrielle produced 6 to 8 inches (150 to 200 mm) of rain in Puerto Rico. [181] August 2–3, 2014 – While passing to the southwest of Puerto Rico, Tropical Storm Bertha dropped a general 3–5 inches (76–127 mm) of rain across the territory, with up to 11.11 in (282 mm) of rain recorded in Adjuntas.
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By morning on August 16, over 200,000 Puerto Ricans were still without power. [52] According to the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture , damage to crops on the island totaled $23.5 million (2024 USD ), including $11.5 million in damage to bananas, $2.5 million to coffee and vegetables, $2 million to guineos , and $800,000 to citrus and fruits.
Puerto Rico is the 19th-biggest emitter of carbon dioxide among the 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries; its industrial emissions, energy supplies, and transportation are among the main sources of the island's net greenhouse gas emissions. [7] [8] The territory's gross carbon dioxide emissions rose to 80% between 1990 and 2005. [9]