American Samoa Picture
Samoa MARINE & WILDLIFE TOPICS
But if it feels like our climate it is getting warmer, it is, but the picture is a little complicated. We have two long-term records of air temperature in American Samoa, the NOAA weather stations at the Tafuna airport and at Tula. Temperature trends at these two sites are quite different, probably due to local conditions where the temperatures are actually measured. Temperatures measured at the airport weather station have risen steadily over the past 15 years (see graph), but no such increase has been recorded at the NOAA station in Tula. The airport station measures air temperatures at a height of about 5.5 feet above the ground, and it is located on the Tafuna Plains which is rapidly being built up with buildings and roads, so it is probably detecting a near-ground increase in temperature that is felt by us. Whether other parts of Tutuila are warming in a similar fashion is not known. In contrast, the Tula station measures air temperatures at about 50 feet above the ground, so it ... [Read More]
Fire Truck for American Samoa
“At my request, The Pacific SouthwestRegion, with headquarters in California, found another truck that the HonoluluFire Department agreed to donate to American Samoa. This fire-truckis valued at approximately $175,000 if purchased new and I have forwardeda picture of the truck to Samoa News for publication. The fire-truckshould be arriving on island within the next two to three months and theHonolulu Fire Department has agreed to put additional equipment on thetruck prior to shipment.” ... [Read More]
Samoa MARINE & WILDLIFE TOPICS
Gazing up at the beautiful mountains on our islands, we see hillsides of lush green tropical foliage. A picture of botanical health. That's true for the most part, but if we look closer, we notice that some plants can get sick and die, or they can be injured when insects, animals, strong winds or landslides damage their leaves, stems or roots. Sometimes insect pests or diseases spread fast, injuring or killing many plants over a large area. Then we take notice, particularly if we were growing those plants to eat. ... [Read More]
Congressman DeFazio's Journal - Leaving Hawaii
for the December 7th attack by Japan which sank a large portion of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and marked the beginning of WWII for the United States. I took a picture of Pearl Harbor from the air, and if you look closely you can see a number of U.S. Navy warships at anchor. Barber Point is the Coast Guard air station in Hawaii. ... [Read More]
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Room - Headline Archives
Step 3: Whenthe employees arrived, he placed them on grueling schedules in horrid conditionsand paid them next to nothing. Then, he kept the workers in line throughthreats, beatings, starvation, false arrests, sexual assaults, debt repaymentschemes, deportation, and other tactics -- all enforced by security guardsin a gated compound (one section is pictured above). ... Then consider the caseof Kil Soo Lee (shown in the above picture), convictedof enslaving more than 250 garment workers in his factory in American Samoa. ... [Read More]
Office of Policy: Data - Medicare (Hospital Insurance, Part A)
This publication presents a comprehensive picture of the vast network of programs under the Social Security Act and how they operate. The programs are grouped into four major areas: social insurance, health insurance and health services, assistance programs, and programs for specific groups (such as veterans, government employees, and railroad workers). ... [Read More]
Imaging Our National Heritage V
The National Historic Landmarks program announces its third annual national photo contest. We encourage all of you with a photo of a National Historic Landmark that you would like to share, anywhere throughout the United States and its territories, to enter the contest. Or, get out your camera and take a picture of a National Historic Landmark that shows what makes it a special place. All entries are ... [Read More]
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