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**Greg Cocks** @GregCocks@techhub.social · Apr 28

**Greg Cocks** @GregCocks@techhub.social · Apr 23

Apr 23

Greg Cocks @GregCocks@techhub.social

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

**ecosentido** @ecosentido@boriken.social · Apr 15

Apr 15

ecosentido @ecosentido@boriken.social

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/

Pasquines · Apr 15New report says overturning Insular Cases would not trigger new taxes - PasquinesA new report released by Right to Democracy, a nonprofit advocating for equity and self-determination in the islands and other United States territories, argues that overturning the Insular Cases would not automatically result in new or increased federal taxation for residents. The report, Overruling the Insular Cases: What About Federal Taxes?, was co-authored by Right […]

**Daniel AJ Sokolov** @newstik@social.heise.de · Mar 11

Mar 11

Daniel AJ Sokolov @newstik@social.heise.de

"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?

Derecho Internacional Público - dipublico.org · Jan 11, 2013Canada and Denmark reach agreement on the Lincoln Sea Boundary - Derecho Internacional Público - dipublico.orgCanada and Denmark reach agreement on the Lincoln Sea Boundary Jacques Hartmann is Lecturer in Law,

**Fanua** @Fanua@mas.to · Jan 24

Jan 24

Fanua @Fanua@mas.to

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

**Greg Cocks** @GregCocks@techhub.social · Nov 6, 2024 *

Nov 6, 2024 *

Greg Cocks @GregCocks@techhub.social

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

screen shot - USGS National Map Downloader

USGS topo map - U.S. Virgin Islands - 1:20k Coral Bay, VI 2024

**Greg Cocks** @GregCocks@techhub.social · Jul 31, 2024

Jul 31, 2024

Greg Cocks @GregCocks@techhub.social

The Potential For Coral Reef Restoration To Mitigate Coastal Flooding As Sea Levels Rise
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37858-2 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #BuckIslandReef #USVirginIsland #USVI #reef #coral #climatechange #stormsurge #extremeweather #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #protection #spatialanalysis #risk #hazard #coast #coastal #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #coralreef #reefrestoration #hydrodynamic #coastalflooding #storm #erosion #mitigation #marine #ecosystems

figure - Illustration of the rapid growth of Acropora palmata and its potential for increasing coral cover through restoration

map and chart - Map of the study area and carbonate budgets at Buck Island Reef National Monument in 2016, highlighting the significantly higher carbonate production and coral reef-accretion potential in the southern reef crest compared with the other reef zones

photo - sea turtle swimming over a portion with coral of the Buck Island Reef National Monument, US Virgin Islands (USVI)

maps - impact of sea-level rise and coral-reef bathymetry on alongshore variation in total water levels and thus coastal flooding potential

**Greg Cocks** @GregCocks@techhub.social · Dec 13, 2023

Dec 13, 2023

Greg Cocks @GregCocks@techhub.social

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

A conceptualized schematic of terrestrial and marine sediment transport in the tropical coastal system characterized by two sediment transport regimes: one moving marine-derived sediment via hurricane waves and the other terrigenous sediment from the watershed via rainfall.

photo - Runoff in the waters near Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, after the passage of Hurricane Irma.

A difference map of Coral Bay, St. John, USVI. The post-storm November 2017 survey was subtracted from the pre-storm August 2017 survey. Deposition is indicated by positive values (green, yellow, orange, red); erosion in negative values (blue). The largest area of deposition (outlined with a black dashed line) is characterized by deposition ranging from 20 to 60 cm. Coral mounds in central Johnson Bay have a general flute mark pattern of deposition toward Coral Harbor and erosion to seaward. Six sediment cores (white circles) were collected in November of 2017.

• Bottom Left: Eastern Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands with the 2017 hurricane tracks from Category 5 Hurricanes Irma and Maria. St. John, US Virgin Islands sits on a shelf ~60 meters below sea level (This map was generated using NOAA’s U.S. Virgin Islands 1 arc-second MHW Coastal Digital Elevation Model)
• Top Left: St. John, US Virgin Islands showing the watershed source area (This map and the map shown to the right were generated using US Army Corps of Engineers US Virgin Islands Orthophoto Mosaic)
• Right: Coral Bay, St. John with its protected waters and lands. Bathymetry shown was collected after the 2017 hurricane season in November and December of 2017.

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**AI6YR Ben** @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · Oct 19, 2023

Oct 19, 2023

AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

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

Map of the Leeward Islands with big red boxes that are warnings over it. Expected path/cone of Tammy through Roseau, Dominica.

**Steve Herman** @w7voa@journa.host · Sep 26, 2023

Sep 26, 2023

Steve Herman @w7voa@journa.host

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

The New York Times · Sep 26, 2023JPMorgan Settles Epstein Suit With U.S. Virgin Islands for $75 MillionBy Matthew Goldstein

**Steve Herman** @w7voa@journa.host · Sep 7, 2023

Sep 7, 2023

Steve Herman @w7voa@journa.host

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

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