#TBT: June 26, 2025
The 1917 Samoa earthquake affected the Samoan Islands, including American Samoa, on June 26, 1917....
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#TBT: October 17, 2024
Picture of the damage caused by the October 11, 1918 earthquake to the “La Habanera de...
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#TBT: October 3, 2024
In this photo taken October 2, 2009, volunteers in the village of Leone, American Samoa begin...
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Google Trends in the US territories: April 2024
Welcome back to our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in Puerto Rico, Guam, the...
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#TBT: January 25, 2024
On January 25, 1849, there was a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that damaged churches and government...
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Northern Mariana Islands State Energy Corporation comes under scrutiny
In the aftermath of environmental, financial, and political disturbances, the Northern Mariana...
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#TBT: October 5, 2023
Varying tsunami runup heights (elevations of farthest points inland reached by the tsunami) on the...
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NASA researchers measure sinking land in American Samoa
On September 29, 2009, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck near American Samoa, Samoa, and Tonga,...
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US Territories’ January 16-22, 2023 news week in tweets
US Virgin Islands passes marijuana legalization The #USVirginIslands have followed in the...
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US Territories’ November 21-27, 2022 news week in tweets
United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico receive a visit from the US Secretary of the Interior...
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Puerto Rico: A hotspot for landslides
Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the main island of Puerto Rico on September 18, 2022. ...
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US Territories’ July 18-24, 2022 news week in tweets
Illegal construction affecting Puerto Rico’s ecological reserves #PuertoRico’s lax oversight,...
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