Disaster Recovery Centers Extending Operations in Lexington, Spartanburg and Union Counties, Closing Early in Hampton County
Disaster Recovery Centers Extending Operations in Lexington, Spartanburg and Union Counties, Closing Early in Hampton County COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Disaster Recovery Centers in Lexington, Spartanburg and Union counties will continue operating past their original closure dates. Their new dates and times of operation are: Lexington County: Batesburg-Leesville Fire Station, 537 W. Church St., Batesburg, SC 29006 Open Dec. 6-7, 8 a.m.- 7 p.m. Spartanburg County: Spartanburg Emergency Management, 175 Community College Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29303 Open Dec. 6-7, Dec. 9-13, 8 a.m.- 7 p.m., Closed Dec. 8. Union County: Union County Library, 300 E. South St., Union, SC 29379
Georgia Survivors of Hurricane Helene Have Until Early December to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Georgia Survivors of Hurricane Helene Have Until Early December to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance ATLANTA – The early December deadlines for survivors of the 63 Georgia counties affected by Hurricane Helene to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) vary depending on the dates that DUA was granted to each county. Residents who were affected by Hurricane Helene may be eligible for DUA to help compensate for income lost as a direct result of the storm. They must first apply for regular unemployment insurance on the Georgia Department of Labor website at dol.georgia.gov. Applicants may be eligible for a weekly
Separating the land from the sea: image segmentation in support of coastal hazards research and community early warning systems
Total water level (TWL) at the shoreline is the key metric for assessing coastal flooding and erosion. Predictions of TWL are necessary for long-term coastal planning and early warning systems including the USGS/NOAA Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast (TWL&CC). However, TWL is both difficult to predict and difficult to measure. Various TWL measurement techniques including cross-shore arrays of pressure sensors and wire gauges have been used in the past, but these techniques are costly, time consuming and unlikely to be scaled up to a national scale such as would be required for a comprehensive validation of the USGS