Census: Puerto Rico’s Population Fell 11.8% to 3.3 Million in the Last Decade

Catano, Puerto Rico, September 21, 2017

Hurricane Maria in 2017 was only one of Puerto Rico’s woes that resulted in this considerable exodus; earthquakes and the financial debacle springing from its huge debt burden didn’t help either.

Unlike the other two, however, hurricanes can only be expected to become more frequent and virulent as time passes and the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans continue to rise.

At a certain point, the island will become uninhabitable, because the cost of rebuilding after each superstorm will eventually be impossible to justify.