Unchecked Weather Crises Expose Infrastructure Vulnerabilities in U.S. Virgin Islands

Heavy rains have once again plunged the U.S. Virgin Islands into darkness and disruption, with widespread power outages reported across St. John and St. Thomas, forcing schools, businesses, and government agencies to shutter their doors.When Will Our Territories Receive the Infrastructure Attention They Deserve?This latest weather turmoil is not simply a natural disaster — it is a glaring expose of systemic failures in protecting American citizens living in territories critical to our nation's interests. A tropical wave coupled with a low-pressure trough unleashed severe flooding, landslides, and hazardous river surges, highlighting fragile infrastructure that buckled under predictable stress.While Tropical Storm...