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<resTitle>Average Annual Lightning</resTitle>
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<idAbs>Average Annual Lightning Strike Frequency
About the map:
The depiction if lightning hazard across Puerto Rico uses data obtained from the World Wide Lightning Location Network (http://wwln.net/). The hexagonal grids utilized here provide a standardized method for overlaying multiple hazards each with different spatial representations. Average annual lightning strike frequency (2010-2019) is calculated for each hex grid (representing 0.5 sq. miles,) by dividing total lightning strikes by number of years in record. Data is symbolized using an equal interval classification scale. </idAbs>
<idCredit>Spatial analytics derived by the vulnerability mapping and analysis platform at the university of Central Florida – www.vulnerabilitymap.org </idCredit>
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