Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks
Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks A variety of aircraft, including NPS-operated, military, commercial, and general aviation, fly in the airspace over National Parks. Although there are many legitimate aviation uses, overflights can adversely affect the safety of emergency aviation operations (Fire, Search and Rescue), negatively impact park resources and values and interfere with visitor enjoyment. Regulations Regarding Flights Over Charted National Park Service Areas to include Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks The landing of aircraft is prohibited on lands or waters administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or U.S. Forest Service
Update: Hurricane Helene’s impacts on NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information
MORE INFORMATION NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, is recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. NCEI has confirmed that all of its employees and staff are safe, and is continuing to support them through the storm recovery. NCEI data holdings — including its paper and film records — are safe. NCEI’s broadband internet provider is now fully operational. In addition to the recently reestablished connectivity, NCEI is leveraging facilities and staff in Colorado, Mississippi and Maryland to bring some system and data ingest capabilities back into operation. NCEI has resumed the majority of
Latest on Hurricane Helene’s impacts on NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information
NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), headquartered in Asheville, N.C., has been severely impacted by Hurricane Helene. NCEI has confirmed that all of its employees and staff have been accounted for, and its data holdings — including its paper and film records — are safe. NCEI’s broadband internet provider has limited functionality, and there is no definitive timeline for when it will be fully operational. NCEI maintains one of the most significant archives on Earth, with comprehensive oceanic, atmospheric and geophysical data dating back to the 1700s. NCEI archives over 229 terabytes of data each month from over 130 observing
MetLife Stadium to Become a Mission Ready Venue, Serving as a Vital Location During Disasters and Part of NFL and FEMA’s National Strategy to Make Venues Mission Capable During Disasters
MetLife Stadium to Become a Mission Ready Venue, Serving as a Vital Location During Disasters and Part of NFL and FEMA’s National Strategy to Make Venues Mission Capable During Disasters New Jersey – Stadiums and venues provide a central and accessible location to help communities respond to extreme weather crises, providing safe storage and shelter in times of need. With these events becoming more frequent, severe, and expensive, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier today announced that MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, home of the New York Jets and New York Giants, will be among