Water Resources of the Caribbean
Landslides Resulting from Hurricane Georges in Puerto Rico
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Two shallow soil slips triggered by rainfall associated with Hurricane Georges, in San Lorenzo. Photograph taken on September 28, 1998 by Matthew C. Larsen, USGS. 
Shallow soil slip triggered by rainfall associated with Hurricane Georges on hillslope with agricultural land use--plaintains, San Lorenzo. Photograph taken on September 28, 1998 by Matthew C. Larsen, USGS.
Debris flow and shallow soil slip triggered by rainfall associated with Hurricane Georges on hillslopes near San Lorenzo. Note light brown soil (derived from highly weathered granodiorite) exposed on right side of photograph where a root crop, ñame (Dioscorea rotundata), is to be planted. Photograph taken on September 28, 1998 by Matthew C. Larsen, USGS.
View of rain and wind ravaged hillslopes south of San Lorenzo showing several shallow soil slips. Photograph taken on September 28, 1998 by Matthew C. Larsen, USGS.
View of shallow soil slip and tilted utility pole near house in San Lorenzo. Photograph taken on September 28, 1998 by Matthew C. Larsen, USGS.
Shallow soil slip/debris flow on hillslope below poultry barn near San Lorenzo. Photograph taken on September 28, 1998 by Matthew C. Larsen, USGS.
Hurricane Georges on September 21, 1998. The earthflow damaged one structure and threatens two more. Photo mosaic by Philip González from photographs taken on September 28, 1998 by Sigfredo Torres and Jesús Rodríguez, USGS.
Aerial view of debris flows triggered by Hurricane Georges near the Rio Grande de Arecibo, in the central mountains south of Utuado. Photograph taken on October 1, 1998 by Cheryl Hapke, USGS.
Aerial view of debris flows, slumps, and soil slips triggered by Hurricane Georges along highway in the central mountains south of Utuado. Photograph taken on October 1, 1998 by Cheryl Hapke, USGS.
Aerial view of debris flows, slumps, and soil slips triggered by Hurricane Georges in the central mountains south of Utuado. Photograph taken on October 1, 1998 by Cheryl Hapke, USGS.
Aerial view of debris flows triggered by Hurricane Georges near the Rio Grande de Arecibo, in the central mountains south of Utuado. Photograph taken on October 1, 1998 by Cheryl Hapke, USGS.