Boriken’s climate risks and adaptations by https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7 en-us 2023-05-06 11:16:05 UTC 2023-05-06 13:32:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f331.png Hurricanes paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580267938   As water temperatures continue to rise, the Caribbean has been recieving more frequent and stronger clyclones in the past few years. ]]> 2023-05-06 12:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580267938 Drought periods paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580268487 2023-05-06 12:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580268487 paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580274328 https://statesummaries.ncics.org/chapter/pr/#:~:text=Annual%20precipitation%20is%20projected%20to,and%20the%20U.S.%20Virgin%20Islands.]]> 2023-05-06 12:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580274328 paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580275246 https://toolkit.climate.gov/image/3507]]> 2023-05-06 12:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580275246 Coastal erosion and coastal flooding paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580284260 From USGS Assesment: "During Hurricanes Irma and Maria, much of Puerto Rico experienced significant impacts to beaches, dunes and coral reefs. Coastal erosion, inland flooding, and coral losses result in increased immediate and long-term hazards to natural and populated shorelines, putting critical infrastructure at risk to future flooding and erosion and causing economic losses."  


source: https://www.usgs.gov/supplemental-appropriations-for-disaster-recovery-activities/assessment-coastal-hazards-puerto-rico]]> 2023-05-06 12:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580284260 Loss of electricity for long periods of time paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580286614 2023-05-06 12:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580286614 Mangroves! paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580288602 2023-05-06 12:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580288602 paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580291111 Not only do the dense roots of mangrove help to bind and build soils but the trees themselves are natural barriers for rising sea levels. So Mangrove reforestation has been implemented in many coastal areas of Puerto Rico. ]]> 2023-05-06 13:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580291111 paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580291464 https://youtu.be/aoMrLYJOdA4]]> 2023-05-06 13:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580291464 For agricultural adaptations that also aid in soil and water conservation paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580296070 https://youtu.be/zs148VNxCpw]]> 2023-05-06 13:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580296070 Agriculture sector being vulnerable to droughts and soil erosion paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580299336 2023-05-06 13:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580299336 paulotiburon https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580300990 https://statesummaries.ncics.org/chapter/pr/#:~:text=Annual%20precipitation%20is%20projected%20to,and%20the%20U.S.%20Virgin%20Islands.]]> 2023-05-06 13:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/paulotiburon/prptufqv8ewdlbk7/wish/2580300990