#usvi

Population Vulnerability Of Residents, Employees, And Cruise-Ship Passengers To Tsunami Hazards Of Islands In Complex Seismic Regions - A Case Study Of The U.S. Virgin Islands
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105289 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Tsunami #Evacuation #Mitigation #Risk #Hazard #Modeling #Island #publicsafety #USVI #VirginIslands #damage #loss #infrastructure #cost #economics #humanimpacts #publicsafety #lossoflife #death #earthquake #fault #mitigation #monitoring #warning #response #tourists #locals #employees #cruiseships #population #community #vulnerability #USVirginIslands #ships #vessels #docks #inundation #flood #flooding #waves #maritime #port #scenario #riskassessment #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

Un nuevo informe publicado por Right to Democracy, una organización sin fines de lucro que aboga por la equidad y la autodeterminación en las islas y otros territorios de los #EstadosUnidos, argumenta que anular los casos insulares no resultaría automáticamente en nuevos o mayores impuestos federales para los residentes.
#CasosInsulares #Territorios #Colonia #PuertoRico #USVI #Guam #AmericanSamoa
https://pasquines.us/2025/04/15/new-report-says-overturning-insular-cases-would-not-trigger-new-taxes/

"The #UnitedStates claimed part of northern Greenland until 1917. The claim was relinquished as part of a transfer agreement concerning the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands ."
https://www.dipublico.org/2333/canada-and-denmark-reach-agreement-on-the-lincoln-sea-boundary-2/

So if the US gives the #USVI to #Denmark, maybe the Danish are open to discussing #Greenland?

@staceyplaskett of the #USVI is a star.

Truth teller, warrior, compassionate, articulate, leader, doer, eminently relatable

I just wish she could run for President.

Trump Guts Diversity Programs, USVI Fallout Unclear

Although the executive orders target federal employees and programs, Government House was assessing how they may intertwine with territorial operations.

“We are currently working with our internal counsel and with other jurisdictions to look through the deluge of the president’s executive actions to discern which have the potential to impact our local functions,” said Richard Motta...

#USterritory #USVI #USpol #DEI

https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/01/22/trump-guts-diversity-programs-usvi-fallout-unclear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-guts-diversity-programs-usvi-fallout-unclear

USGS Releases New Topographic Maps For Puerto Rico & The U.S. Virgin Islands – Updated Maps For Essential Needs
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/news/usgs-releases-new-topographic-maps-puerto-rico-and-us <-- shared article
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https://apps.nationalmap.gov/downloader/ <-- USGS National Map Downloader
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/topobuilder <-- USGS OnDemand Topo
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #PuertoRico #USVI #USVirginIslands #topomaps #20K #UStopomaps #topographic #map #NationalMap #TheNationalMap #TNM #NationalMapCorp #volunteers
@USGS

So, not a beach day. #PuertoRico #USVI #BVI

Widespread Deposition In A Coastal Bay Following Three Major 2017 Hurricanes (Irma, Jose, And Maria) [USVI]
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43062-4 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #bathymetry #topobathy #usvi #usvirginislands #sediment #deposition #marine #terrestrial #hurricane #irma #jose #maria #extremeweather #climatechange #coastal #coast #ecosystems #seafloor #rainfall #precipitation #impacts #offshore #surveys #CoralBay #StJohn #storm #stormsurge #morphology #geomorphometry #aggradation #benthic #model #modeling #watersheds #hydrology #hydrospatial #coral #seagrass #coralreefs #habitat #habitatloss #stormevents #SWAN #wavemodel

We've got full details on #Tammy and #Norma and their expected impacts in the Caribbean and Mexico respectively. Also a preview of next week's weather in our post!

https://theeyewall.com/october-20-2023-outlook-tammy-and-norma-deliver-their-impacts-this-weekend-before-the-tropics-quiet-down-some/

#prwx #puertorico #usvi #mexico #baja #cabo #weather #tropics #storm

Tropical Storm Warnings are up for the Leeward Islands. #Tammy #cyclone #Dominica #LeewardIslands #PuertoRico #BVI #USVI

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to #USVI to settle claims it facilitated the activities of Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/business/jpmorgan-jeffrey-epstein-virgin-islands.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

As part of President Biden's regular briefings today, he was also provided with the latest trajectory of #HurricaneLee and the preparations underway by #FEMA, which has pre-deployed assets to #PuertoRico and #USVI and is coordinating with local officials. - White House

Suddenly both the #Caribbean sea and the Atlantic Ocean are full of potential storms with a chance to develop into hurricanes. Keep an eye out!

#Jamaica #PuertoRico #Cuba #USVI

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

#USVI issues subpoena to Elon Musk in Epstein case. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/15/us-virgin-islands-issued-subpoena-to-elon-musk-in-jeffrey-epstein-case.html

President Biden has returned to the White House after his vacation in #USVI.

Asked this evening by a reporter in #USVI whether he’s been having discussions about #Election2024, President Biden quipped "there's an election coming up?,” but he didn’t otherwise engage on questions about 2024.