They lost 100% of their power network to Maria. Hurricanes are becoming more common and higher intensity. Humanity's days in the Caribbean are numbered.

That's what they said about Miami until we built appropriate structures and infrastructure.

Florida is actually a good argument about this. They have mangrove forests, highways, and railways. The islands do not. I was there for Irma actually - the amount of out of state resources needed for the cleanup and recovery was not negligible. The islands don't have those luxuries or the port capacity to keep up.

How’s the drinking water holding up?

> There's also great weather

Until a hurricane hits

And they’ve recovered since. Tornadoes can strike most mid west and southern towns

The dark underbelly of Puerto Rico reveals itself much more frequently than the dark underbelly of mainland cities.