Nuevo estudio añade 500 muertes al Huracán María: los que se fueron y no volvieron

Acaba de salir a finales de agosto de 2022 un estudio publicado en la revista BMJ Open realizado por Mario Marazzi, Boriana Miloucheva y Gustavo Bobonis acerca de las muertes de puertorriqueños en los EEUU continentales como consecuencia del Huracan María en septiembre del 2017.

Estiman que hubo aproximadamente 500 muertes adicionales a las 2,975 muertes en Puerto Rico a causa del huracán, las cuales no incluían a los que fueron desplazados a o vivían en los Estados Unidos.

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/8/e058315

PR100: Estudio de viabilidad del U.S. Department of Energy para hacer a PR 100% renovable

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energía renovable, Resiliencia, U.S. Department of Energy

En un estudio de dos años titulado «Estudio de resiliencia de la red eléctrica de Puerto Rico y transiciones a energía 100% renovable (PR100)», el equipo multilaboratorio del Departamento de Energía de Estados Unidos realizará un análisis exhaustivo de las vías impulsadas por las partes interesadas hacia el futuro de energía limpia de Puerto Rico. El análisis energético sólido y objetivo implica cinco actividades, con énfasis en la confiabilidad, resiliencia y planificación de la generación del sistema eléctrico.

Como parte de estos estudios, se establece que es viable que Puerto Rico puede electrificarse 100% con energía renovable.
https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/estudio_de_resiliencia_de_la_red_el_ctrica_de_puer

Special Storm Report: Storm of September 5, 6, 1960: Humacao River Watershed

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Humacao (P.R.), Huracán Donna

Prepared by United States Departement of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/danos_humacao_huracan_donna_1960

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Puerto Rico’s Report Card for Infrastructure 2019

By American Society of Civil Engineers Puerto Rico Section.

The role and importance of infrastructure is top of mind for Puerto Ricans who saw first-hand how failures impacted our public health
and safety after Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017. This Report Card finds that Puerto Rico needs to increase investment by $1.3 billion to $2.3 billion annually – or $13 to $23 billion over 10 years – to update infrastructure in order to support economic growth and competitiveness. However, when considering deferred maintenance and hurricane-related recovery projects, the investment gap is even larger.
https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/2019-puerto-rico-report-card-final

Diaspora Engagement Report (2018)

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Diáspora puertorriqueña, Puertorriqueños en Orlando

Engaging with the community has been an essential aspect of ReImagina Puerto Rico’s (ReImagina) process since the very beginning of the project. After its creation on November 2017, ReImagina set out to develop recommendations for the resilient reconstruction of Puerto Rico, and on March 24th, 2018, during the recommendations’ development process, we met with the diaspora in Orlando, Florida. During our visit in Florida, we gathered the diaspora’s perspective regarding issues and concerns, as well as potential opportunities involving the diaspora. https://reimaginapuertorico.org/ 
https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/diaspora_engagement_report_reimagina_puerto_rico_e

Huracán María: El desastre natural más documentado en la historia de Puerto Rico.

Para muchos puertorriqueños el huracán María fue la peor pesadilla de sus vidas. Recuerdo que ni al día siguiente ni luego de varios días del huracán teníamos claro la devastación que había sufrido la Isla. Era inexistente la energía eléctrica, la internet, la señal celular, la televisión y la radio.

Esta experiencia ha generado decenas de documentos, artículos, investigaciones, reportes congresionales, planes y otros escritos sobre los procesos de respuesta y recuperación en nuestra Isla.

He recuperado para ustedes 35 de estos escritos y llegando a la conclusión que la experiencia del huracán María es el desastre natural más documentado en la historia de Puerto Rico. A continuación el enlace para su acceso:

https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/stacks/7ad850c790814007af833da8c94b9b09

GAO: 2017 HURRICANE SEASON: Federal Support for Electricity Grid Restoration in the U.S.V.I. and PR

Report to Congressional Requesters, United States Government Accountability Office (April 2019). GAO was asked to review the federal response to the 2017 hurricanes. This report provides information on federal support for restoring the electricity grids in Puerto Rico and USVI and factors affecting this support. GAO has ongoing work examining federal support to improve grid resilience in Puerto Rico. https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/698626.pdf

https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/2017_hurricane_season

Echoes of Katrina: Post-Hurricane María Public Health Threats and Trauma (2018)

Published by Center for American Progress, 2018. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2018/03/20/448215/echoes-katrina-post-hurricane-maria-public-health-threats-trauma/  https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/echoes_of_katrina__post-hurricane_maria_public_hea

GAO: PUERTO RICO HURRICANES: Status of FEMA Funding, Oversight, and Recovery Challenges (mar 2019)

Report to Congressional Requesters, United States Government Accountability Office (mar 2019). GAO was asked to review the federal government’s recovery efforts related to the 2017 hurricanes. This report, among other objectives, describes FEMA’s Public Assistance spending in Puerto Rico and oversight efforts of federal recovery funds, and (2) initial challenges with the recovery process. GAO reviewed Public Assistance program documents; analyzed grant funding data; and interviewed officials from Puerto Rico and DHS about the Public Assistance program and recovery efforts, as well as officials from ten municipalities selected on the basis of population and Public Assistance spending. https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/697528.pdf

https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/puerto_rico_hurricanes

Building a Better Energy Future in Puerto Rico (2018)

Published by Center for American Progress. Author: Bonnie Krenz. In September 2017, Puerto Rico’s electricity grid was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Eleven months later, the commonwealth finally reconnected electricity for all of its residents.1 It was the longest, largest blackout in U.S. history and among the largest blackouts in the world. The island’s sole electric utility—the vertically integrated, government-run Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)—faced numerous challenges even before the storm. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2018/09/26/458564/building-better-energy-future-puerto-rico/

https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/building_a_better_energy_future_in_puerto_rico_-_c