Interactive Drought Monitoring Map

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IEPR
27 August 2026

New Interactive Drought Monitoring and Related Data Map

This new tool from the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics integrates information on weather alerts, satellite-detected hotspots, reported fires, tropical systems, and sociodemographic and community resilience data from the U.S. Census Bureau into a single location.

The primary purpose of this tool is to facilitate the monitoring of drought conditions and support planning, preparedness, and decision-making through updated geospatial information.

Explore the map at: www.estadisticas.pr.gov/productos/mapasequia

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