“On the forecast track, [Maria] would be the most destructive hurricane in Puerto Rico history,” tweeted Eric Blake, a forecaster at the Hurricane Center. Puerto Rico was spared the full force of the Category 5 monster Irma earlier this month. Puerto Rico is very vulnerable to hurricanes, but it has been lucky as well. Just one Category 5 hurricane has hit Puerto Rico in recorded history, back in 1928. Recovery efforts in Puerto Rico could be hampered by long-standing financial problems that led the territorial government to file for a form of bankruptcy in May.

Source: National Post September 20, 2017 12:22 UTC