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View high resolution imagery of areas impacted by the California wildfires

California Fire Imagery About The imagery from January 8th-10th was downloaded from Maxar's Open Data Program. The following command will list the available directories containing pre and post event imagery on Amazon S3. aws s3 --no-sign-request ls s3://maxar-opendata/events/WildFires-LosAngeles-Jan-2025/ard/11/ The approximate ground sample distance (GSD) for each pixel is 30 cm / zoom level 19. The data provided on this site is for informational and planning purposes only. Absolutely no accuracy or completeness guarantee is implied or intended. NAIP imagery provided by USDA Farm Service Agency. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019-2023. Maxar Open Data licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non
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Five Things to Know About FEMA, Federal and Nonprofit Support to the California Wildfires Response

Five Things to Know About FEMA, Federal and Nonprofit Support to the California Wildfires Response WASHINGTON -- As state, local and federal responders continue efforts to save lives, homes and public property in the areas affected by the wildfires, residents should remain vigilant as conditions are still dangerous and severely degraded air quality in Los Angeles county poses a threat to residents. Follow instructions from local officials and evacuate immediately if told to do so.  Los Angeles County Residents Can Apply for FEMA Assistance FEMA understands that you may not have all of your personal documents with you or that they
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Volcano Watch — The pressure is on, within Kīlauea and for volcanologists to foretell what’s next
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Volcano Watch — The pressure is on, within Kīlauea and for volcanologists to foretell what’s next

Volcano Watch  is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week's article is being issued on Friday due to the holiday on Thursday.  Episodic eruptions have occurred before on Kīlauea at the start of the 1983 Puʻuʻōʻō and the 1969 Maunaulu eruptions (44 and 12 episodes each) on the middle East Rift Zone, and during the 1959 Kīlauea Iki summit eruption (17 episodes). While the recent Kīlauea summit eruption is currently paused, persistent night glow from the vent and continued strong degassing indicate molten magma is probably within 150–300
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Since the 2011 Fukushima accident, Japan has restarted 14 nuclear reactors

Japanese utilities restarted two additional nuclear reactors in 2024 that had been suspended from operations in response to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, taking the total number of restarted reactors to 14 since the accident. In November, Tohoku Electric Power Co. restarted its 796-megawatt (MW) Onagawa Unit 2 reactor, and in December Chugoku Electric Power Co. restarted its Shimane Unit 2 (789 MW). Onagawa is the nuclear power plant located closest to the epicenter of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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FEMA Assistance is Available for Individuals Affected by the Wildfires in California

FEMA Assistance is Available for Individuals Affected by the Wildfires in California WASHINGTON -- As multiple, devastating fires continue to threaten Southern California, FEMA and federal partners are leaning in to support the state-led response. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will be on the ground today to assess damage, speak to survivors and meet with community officials.  On Wednesday, President Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration to supplement recovery efforts. Los Angeles County residents who have disaster-related needs due to the fires may be eligible for financial assistance. Damage assessments are continuing, and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be designated after
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