#lightning #storm #weather #thunder #night #clouds #nature #citylights #drone #guam #longexposure
Bill Spunska
@Bill_Spunska
Some #Acquisitions and #Mergers
1803 - #Louisiana - France
1819 - #Florida - Spain
1845 - #Texas - Mexico
1848 - #California, #Nevada, #Arizona, #Utah and parts of #Colorado, #NewMexico and #Wyoming - Mexico
1867 - #Alaska - Russia
1898 - #Cuba, the #Philippines, #Guam and #PuertoRico - Spain
1898 - #Hawai'i - overthrown by private businessmen then annexed
Is it any wonder #POTUS Trump treats nations like nothing more than real estate?
#Earthquake M5.3 occurred 27 km W of Santa Rita Village (#Guam) 9 min ago (local time 15:47:51). More info at:
https://m.emsc.eu/#app
https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1759397
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1759397
#Earthquake confirmed by seismic data.Preliminary info: M5.4 || 27 km W of Santa Rita Village (#Guam) || 8 min ago (local time 15:47:51). Follow the thread for the updates
The theme for this trip is “dodgy Pacific Islands hardly anyone visits”. We’re starting off in #guam .
#Earthquake M4.8 occurred 26 km NE of Dededo Village (#Guam) 13 min ago (local time 17:51:50). More info at:
https://m.emsc.eu/#app
https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1755339
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1755339
#Earthquake confirmed by seismic data.Preliminary info: M5.0 || 26 km NE of Dededo Village (#Guam) || 12 min ago (local time 17:51:50). Follow the thread for the updates
#US uncovers hacking campaign targeting #Guam's #criticalinfrastructure — suspect #China's #VoltTyphoon hacks could disrupt the defense of #Taiwan
Guam's infrastructure is essential to U.S. #Navy operations in the #Pacific.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/u-s-uncovers-hacking-campaign-targeting-guams-critical-infrastructure-suspected-chinese-volt-typhoon-hacks-could-disrupt-the-defense-of-taiwan
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Sunday called on the government to provide a concrete timetable for the transfer of U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, following the recent start of the relocation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/16/japan/okinawa-governor-timetable-marines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #dennytamaki #okinawa #gennakatani #us #usjapanrelations #guam #futenma #nago
The relocation of some U.S. Marines in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam has started, Japan's Defense Ministry said Saturday, 19 years after an initial agreement was agreed upon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/14/japan/okinawa-marines-guam-relocation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #us #usmilitary #guam #usbases #nago #futenma
The United States is working on a multibillion-dollar plan to turn its Western Pacific territory of Guam, closer to potential adversary China than any U.S. state, into one of the most heavily defended places on earth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/12/asia-pacific/guam-china-threat-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #guam #us #china #missiles #japan
Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te has spoken via phone with US House Speaker Mike Johnson while Lai was in Guam
Lai is currently on a week long tour of Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the Pacific which included stopovers in Hawaii and Guam
The phone call and stopovers are signals that the relationship between the US and Taiwan remains strong
Extinct-In-The-Wild Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island
"The Guam kingfisher has been extinct in the wild for almost 40 years but thanks to an intense international conservation effort, this species is now poised on the brink of being released back into the wild. "
by @grrlscientist via @medium
#Guam #kingfisher #extinct #birds #ornithology #conservation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/extinct-in-the-wild-guam-kingfisher-readying-for-release-on-remote-pacific-island-6f2427160735