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After You Apply with FEMA, Now What?

After You Apply with FEMA, Now What? LOS ANGELES – After you apply with FEMA for disaster assistance, you may wonder what comes next. Sometimes, FEMA may call you for more information or to give you an update. Messages from FEMA will arrive by email, phone, or text. You will know the message comes from FEMA if it is from one of the following sources:  Email from  noreply-ecorr@dhs.gov ,  fema-automessaging@fema.intouchconnections.com  or  fema-automessaging@fema.dhs.gov . Calls from 1-800-621-3362 or 1-866-863-8673. (Sometimes FEMA may call with a recorded voice message to give you information about your application.) Texts from 43362 or 91908. Steps You Can Take
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Volcano Watch — Peering into a crystal ball: What tiny crystals can tell us about their trip through the magma chamber
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Volcano Watch — Peering into a crystal ball: What tiny crystals can tell us about their trip through the magma chamber

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 was written by HVO post-doctoral researcher Heather Winslow.  (A) Spatter cone samples from the Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption in and near Nāpau Crater from September 15–20, 2024. Crystals were collected from samples like this. (B) Back-scattered electron image of a plagioclase crystal from the September 2024 Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption. This crystal shows two distinct chemical zones from its core to rim. The core has a different composition from the rim of the
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What is a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center?

What is a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center? LOS ANGELES – If you were affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles County, you may be eligible for FEMA financial assistance. After filing a claim with your insurance company, you can apply for FEMA by phone at 800-621-3362 or by visiting DisasterAssistance.gov. If you need additional support or would like help uploading documents, you should visit a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to apply for assistance and learn about resources from FEMA and other state organizations to aid you in your recovery.  What is a DRC? A DRC is an accessible facility that you can visit
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What did Yellowstone look like before it became Wonderland?
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What did Yellowstone look like before it became Wonderland?

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. The Yellowstone region today is Wonderland.  It is full of spectacular geysers and colorful hot springs, home to lakes and meadows and mountains and valleys, and covered by both forests and grasslands.  What we see today is a result of volcanic activity that has shaped the landscape over the past 2 million years. But what did Yellowstone look like before volcanic activity blew
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What are gasoline sulfur credits, and how do they work?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Gasoline Sulfur program sets limits on the sulfur content of gasoline sold in the United States, with the aim of reducing a variety of vehicle emissions. The program relies on tradable credits that allow U.S. refiners and gasoline importers to reach compliance with sulfur specifications. For the second year in a row, in 2023, gasoline suppliers obtained and retired more sulfur credits than they generated, a trend that could increase supplier compliance costs and the price of octane in gasoline if it continues.
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What is the shoulder season in electricity markets?

Electricity consumption in the U.S. Lower 48 states is highly seasonal; the demand for electricity peaks in the summer and the winter in response to more extreme temperatures and decreases in the spring and fall, in the so-called shoulder seasons, when weather is generally milder. Electric utilities and owners of power-generating assets perform maintenance on power plants during shoulder seasons because of less electricity demand that means that the system generally doesn't need to be operating at full capacity.
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What you should know about "Climb Via"

On April 3, 2014, the FAA changed ATC phraseology and procedures associated with Standard Instrument Departure (SID) clearances.  The new key phrase is “climb via,” which is closely related to the long-standing “descend via” phraseology used in Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) clearances.   Misunderstanding of the new “climb via” SID phraseology caused the filing of numerous pilot deviation reports.  Some of these deviations resulted in less than standard aircraft separation.  It is the pilot-in-command’s (PIC) responsibility to ensure compliance with an ATC clearance.  For “climb via” clearances, remember the following:   Top Altitude:  Prior to takeoff, pilots must identify the
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What Have We Learned Since the 2020 Stanley, Idaho, Earthquake?
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What Have We Learned Since the 2020 Stanley, Idaho, Earthquake?

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Zach Lifton, geologist with the Idaho Geological Survey. Map of USGS “Did You Feel It?” reports for the March 31, 2020, M6.5 Stanley, Idaho, earthquake.  Taken from https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70008jr5/dyfi/intensity. For many years, the Sawtooth fault, in central Idaho, was recognized as an active fault, but it remained understudied. Then the Stanley earthquake shook much of the northwestern USA in 2020, providing dramatic confirmation of the area’s tectonic activity. The quake spurred a flurry of research that is shedding light
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A&P Mechanics – What does it take to get your Inspection Authorization?

The guidance used by FAA personnel to review Inspection Authorization (IA) applications in FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 5 Chapter 5 Section 7 has been recently revised. Interested applicants will find it helpful to look at this document to better understand what the FAA is looking for in an IA application. The guidance document can be found on the FAA’s Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS) under the category Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System, 8900.1 Contents, Volume 5, Chapter 5, Section 7. Or just use this link: Volume 5 Chapter 5 Section 7 For questions send an email to 9-AFS-IARefresher@faa.gov
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Volcano Watch — What sounds the (automated) alarms at HVO?
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Volcano Watch — What sounds the (automated) alarms at HVO?

Volcano Watch  is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates.  Example plots of STA/LTA alarm on infrasound data for four possible alarm scenarios. A shows detection of a real eruption, B shows a false detection of non-volcanic change, C shows failure to detect a real eruption amid noisy data, and D shows no detection of any event of interest. Because it can be very expensive to have scientists watch the volcano data streams on a 24-hour basis, HVO computers are ‘trained’ to look for activity and alert when the volcano
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