AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHurricane Watch: NOAA is forecasting a below-normal 2026 Atlantic season (55% chance), with 8–14 named storms and 3–6 hurricanes, including 1–3 major hurricanes—so the U.S. Virgin Islands still needs to plan for the one storm that can matter most. Local Resilience: The VI Water and Power Authority reported weekend blackouts on St. Thomas and St. John tied to mechanical instability at a power plant, with outages affecting a large share of customers. STEM & Research: NOAA and partners deployed five uncrewed surface robots off the U.S. Virgin Islands last summer to study hurricanes in extreme conditions, aiming to improve intensity forecasts and feed real-time data to the National Hurricane Center. Cybersecurity: A new NASCIO-Deloitte study finds public-data protection confidence among CISOs has fallen sharply, with third-party breaches and AI-enabled attacks topping concerns—an issue for territory agencies too. Connectivity: United announced a new nonstop Newark–St. Croix route starting Oct. 31, 2026, boosting air access for residents and visitors.
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