Potential Impacts
The state table below highlights common impacts reported in the state. For more impact details, please visit the Drought Impact Reporter.
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| Category | Impact |
|---|
| D0 | Streamflow is low |
| D1 | Crops are stressed; farmers begin to conserve water |
| Fire danger increases |
| Reservoir levels decline; lake banks are exposed; streamflow continues to decrease |
| D2 | Planting is delayed; ranchers are feeding cattle; hay is scarce |
| Agriculture sector is suffering |
| Trees and plants show stress |
| Strict water rationing is implemented |
| D3 | Cattle have ittle feed; crops are dying |
| Daily lives are altered; school schedules are affected; businesses close |
| Mosquito-borne disease outbreak possible |
| Tree phenology altered |
| Water rationing expands; water is being trucked in; water quality is poor; aquifers are shrinking |
| D4 | Puerto Rico has had little or no experience in D4 so no impacts have been recorded at that level in the Drought Impact Reporter |