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The fear of Halley’s Comet in 1910 is preserved in a cave in southern #PuertoRico: https://bcra.org.uk/pub/docs/downloads.html?f=cks158061.f -> In 2024, we solved an astronomy-related cave-art mystery dating back more than 100 years: https://x.com/ProfAbelMendez/status/2112923778405581041 / The Comet Panic of 1910, Revisited: https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-comet-panic-of-1910-revisited/ - a recent discovery in a remote Puerto Rican cave sheds new light on the hysteria that greeted Halley’s Comet a century ago.

Extreme drought now covers 44% of Puerto Rico #PuertoRico

Extreme drought now covers 44% of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s normally rainy season has instead brought a severe and fast-growing drought. By August 25, three-quarters of the territory was in at least moderate drought, with extreme drought covering 44 percent and some areas receiving less than 20 percent of their usual rainfall. Water shortages have forced rationing, while farmers are losing crops and ranchers are running low on hay. The situation has become serious enough to trigger both local and federal disaster declarations.

"Extreme drought now covers 44% of Puerto Rico"
#PuertoRico #Drought #Climate #ClimateChange

Extreme drought now covers 44% of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s normally rainy season has instead brought a severe and fast-growing drought. By August 25, three-quarters of the territory was in at least moderate drought, with extreme drought covering 44 percent and some areas receiving less than 20 percent of their usual rainfall. Water shortages have forced rationing, while farmers are losing crops and ranchers are running low on hay. The situation has become serious enough to trigger both local and federal disaster declarations.

#PuertoRico leidet unter schwerer #Dürre.
Mitte September waren 37 % der Insel von extremer Dürre betroffen. Besonders betroffen ist das landwirtschaftlich wichtige Lajas Tal im Südwesten. Aufnahmen des #Copernicus Satelliten Sentinel 2 zeigen, wie sich die Landschaft zwischen September 2025 und September 2026 von grüner Vegetation zu überwiegend braunen Flächen verändert hat.
#Wasserressourcen #Landwirtschaft #environment #space