AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 minutes agoTsunami Watch: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama briefly raised Pacific tsunami concerns, but officials said there was no threat to American Samoa. Ocean Observations: NOAA’s new funding agreements include more than $4 million for Pacific Islands coastal observing in fiscal 2027, supporting wave data and hazard readiness for American Samoa. Cybersecurity: Attackers hijacked DNS records in the .as domain and obtained unauthorized HTTPS certificates for Google and other organizations; Google said its own systems were not compromised. Seafloor Research: USGS researchers are testing whether deep-ocean radon can help identify mineral deposits, using samples and observations from an American Samoa expedition at about 5,140 meters deep. Fisheries Science: NOAA Fisheries, local officials and fishermen have teamed up on a bottomfish survey to improve understanding of species important to local food and livelihoods.
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