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Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) Hot Spot 1

Pilots operating at GSO, Piedmont Triad International Airport need to be aware of Hotspot 1, the Kilo-Kilo 6 intersection. Missing this Hotspot may result in costly delays and introduce risk into the operation. Taxiway Kilo extends far beyond the threshold of Runway 23L going into the Fed Ex hangar and ramp area. If Hotspot 1 is missed, large aircraft may not be able to turn around under their own power and may require extra services, such as a tug, to get back to runway 23L. Taxiing onto the FedEx ramp can cause Jet Blast issues with people and equipment on
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KILM, Wilmington International Airport Hot Spot 1

KILM, Wilmington International Airport has a Hot Spot at the intersection Alpha, Bravo, Foxtrot.  Hot Spot 1 is a confusing intersection with three taxiways merging with less than 90 degree turns.  The hot spot is located near the intersection of Runway 6 /24 and 17 / 35. Please refer to Airport Diagram  for more information.  For additional training, check out FAASafety.gov Runway Safety website. Or FAA.Gov Runway Safety Programs .   For more information, Contact: Shala Tonnemacher, Air Traffic Manager ILM ATCT, (910) 815-4642 Shala.Tonnemacher@faa.gov ;
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West Thumb Geyser Basin: Diverse and Exceptional Hot Springs, Mud Pots, Geysers, and Hydrothermal Explosions
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West Thumb Geyser Basin: Diverse and Exceptional Hot Springs, Mud Pots, Geysers, and Hydrothermal Explosions

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Pat Shanks and Lisa Morgan, research geologist emeriti with the U.S. Geological Survey. West Thumb Geyser Basin (WTGB), along the southwest shore of West Thumb Basin in western Yellowstone Lake, is one of Yellowstone’s most scenic and interesting thermal basins and contains an impressive variety of thermal features.  The combination of beautiful blue, deep pools, pastel-colored mud pots, stark white sinter terraces, and expansive views of West Thumb Basin and the Absaroka Range to the east make WTGB a
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It’s not just hot air: Improved air quality model aids forecasters in the field

Imagine you’re a NOAA weather forecaster in the field during a raging, rapidly-spreading wildfire. Your title is incident meteorologist (or IMET), and your job is to support agencies and emergency responders who fight these devastating blazes by providing accurate weather forecasts. Your forecasts help determine a variety of factors about how the weather could impact the fire, including but not limited to how quickly the fire might spread and where it could go. But you can’t do it alone. On the ground and in the lab Behind the scenes, NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) and Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) in
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