#NOAA Weather Ready Nation

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

"Building a #WeatherReadyNation requires more than government alone. It requires bringing together organizations of all kinds that want to be part of the solution. We must involve everyone in an effort to move people – and society – toward heeding warnings, taking action..."

[batboyblog]

Things the Biden-Harris Administration Did This Week #28

July 19-26 2024

The EPA announced the award of $4.3 billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. The grants support community-driven solutions to fight climate change, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition. The grants will go to 25 projects across 30 states, and one tribal community. When combined the projects will reduce greenhouse gas pollution by as much as 971 million metric tons of CO2, roughly the output of 5 million American homes over 25 years. Major projects include $396 million for Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection as it tries to curb greenhouse gas emissions from industrial production, and $500 million for transportation and freight decarbonization at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The Biden-Harris Administration announced a plan to phase out the federal government's use of single use plastics. The plan calls for the federal government to stop using single use plastics in food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035. The US government is the single largest employer in the country and the world’s largest purchaser of goods and services. Its move away from plastics will redefine the global market.

The White House hosted a summit on super pollutants with the goals of better measuring them and dramatically reducing them. Roughly half of today's climate change is caused by so called super pollutants, methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and nitrous oxide (N2O). Public-private partnerships between NOAA and United Airlines, The State Department and NASA, and the non-profit Carbon Mapper Coalition will all help collect important data on these pollutants. While private firms announced with the White House plans that by early next year will reduce overall U.S. industrial emissions of nitrous oxide by over 50% from 2020 numbers. The summit also highlighted the EPA's new rule to reduce methane from oil and gas by 80%.

The EPA announced $325 million in grants for climate justice. The Community Change Grants Program, powered by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will ultimately bring $2 billion dollars to disadvantaged communities and help them combat climate change. Some of the projects funded in this first round of grant were: $20 million for Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association, which will help weatherize and energy efficiency upgrade homes for 35 tribes in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, $14 million to install onsite wastewater treatment systems throughout 17 Black Belt counties in Alabama, and $14 million to urban forestry, expanding tree canopy in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

The Department of Interior approved 3 new solar projects on public land. The 3 projects, two in Nevada and one in Arizona, once finished could generate enough to power 2 million homes. This comes on top of DoI already having beaten its goal of 25 gigawatts of clean energy projects by the end of 2025, in April 2024. This is all part of President Biden’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035. 

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pledged $667 million to global Pandemic Fund. The fund set up in 2022 seeks to support Pandemic prevention, and readiness in low income nations who can't do it on their own. At the G20 meeting Yellen pushed other nations of the 20 largest economies to double their pledges to the $2 billion dollar fund. Yellen highlighted the importance of the fund by saying "President Biden and I believe that a fully-resourced Pandemic Fund will enable us to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics – protecting Americans and people around the world from the devastating human and economic costs of infectious disease threats,"

The Departments of the Interior and Commerce today announced a $240 million investment in tribal fisheries in the Pacific Northwest. This is in line with an Executive Order President Biden signed in 2023 during the White House Tribal Nations Summit to mpower Tribal sovereignty and self-determination. An initial $54 million for hatchery maintenance and modernization will be made available for 27 tribes in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The rest will be invested in longer term fishery projects in the coming years.

The IRS announced that thanks to funding from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, it'll be able to digitize much of its operations. This means tax payers will be able to retrieve all their tax related information from one source, including Wage & Income, Account, Record of Account, and Return transcripts, using on-line Individual Online Account.

The IRS also announced that New Jersey will be joining the direct file program in 2025. The direct file program ran as a pilot in 12 states in 2024, allowing tax-payers in those states to file simple tax returns using a free online filing tool directly with the IRS. In 2024 140,000 Americans were able to file this way, they collectively saved $5.6 million in tax preparation fees, claiming $90 million in returns. The average American spends $270 and 13 hours filing their taxes. More than a million people in New Jersey alone will qualify for direct file next year. Oregon opted to join last month. Republicans in Congress lead by Congressmen Adrian Smith of Nebraska and Chuck Edwards of North Carolina have put forward legislation to do away with direct file.

Bonus: American law enforcement arrested co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. El Mayo co-founded the cartel in the 1980s along side Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Since El Chapo's incarceration in the United States in 2019, El Mayo has been sole head of the Sinaloa Cartel. Authorities also arrested El Chapo's son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez. The Sinaloa Cartel has been a major player in the cross border drug trade, and has often used extreme violence to further their aims.

[parasolladyansy]

DxP REWRITE - Coal Badge

(Please see special note below!)

Part 1 of the Gym Montage, starting off with Oreburgh City & those first few steps through Sinnoh! Emmet tested Ansy a lot during the first few badges, much like Barry does in BDSP & in DPPt, but with Double Battles, & something better than a slow-evolving Starly lol. Oreburgh is where he gets his fossil Pokémon: Ballast, the now Shieldon!

Meanwhile, Team Galactic being more of a classic, Pokemon theft team, quickly learns that Ansy still nurses a special grudge towards their type lol. (It was super effective!)

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⭐️ In case you missed our special weather report last night, I’m gonna be collabing with a friend from Instagram, Professor Case, in efforts to raise relief funds for Hurricane Helene & Milton. We’re thinking of setting up a donation & making little Pokémon thank you doodles in return. Luckily, I have a cushion of completed comics ready to go, so when we got this all set up, I’ll be ready! ✍🏻

If you’re in Milton’s path today, PLEASE stay safe! Whether it’s batten down the hatches or evacuation, do so as safely as you can. In the meantime, follow NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) for the most accurate forecast! Lots of love from your more northern neighbor 🩵

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🔼 Diamond x Pearl REWRITE 🔽

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[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

I asked chatgbt to make an image of Florida running out of homeowners insurance and flooded by a hurricane.

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

September 27, 2024

Heather Cox Richardson

Sep 28, 2024

Last night, at about 11:10 local time, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida, where the state’s panhandle curves down toward the peninsula. It was classified as a Category 4 storm when it hit, bringing winds of 140 miles per hour (225 km per hour). The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson, divides storms according to sustained wind intensity in an attempt to explain storms on a scale similar to the Richter scale for earthquakes. 

The Saffir-Simpson scale defines a Category 4 hurricane as one that brings catastrophic damage. According to the National Weather Service, which was established in 1870 to give notice of “the approach and force of storms,” and is now part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a Category 4 hurricane has winds of 134–156 miles (209–251 km) per hour. “Well-built framed homes can sustain severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls. Most trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.” 

Hurricane Helene hit with a 15-foot (4.6 meter) storm surge and left a path of destruction across Florida before moving up into Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky with torrential rain, flash floods, high winds, and tornadoes. A record level of more than eleven inches of rain fell in Atlanta, Georgia. At least 45 people have died in the path of the storm, and more than 4.5 million homes and businesses across ten states are without power. The roads in western North Carolina are closed. Moody’s Analytics said it expects the storm to leave $15 to $26 billion in property damage.

Officials from NOAA, the scientific and regulatory agency that forecasts weather and monitors conditions in the oceans and skies, predict that record-warm ocean temperatures this year will produce more storms than usual. NOAA hurricane scientist Jeff Masters noted that Helene’s landfall “gives the U.S. a record eight Cat 4 or Cat 5 Atlantic hurricane landfalls in the past eight years (2017–2024), seven of them being continental U.S. landfalls. That’s as many Cat 4 and 5 landfalls as occurred in the prior 57 years.”

President Joe Biden approved emergency declarations for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina before Helene made landfall. Tennessee governor Bill Lee, a Republican, did not ask for such a declaration until this evening, instead proclaiming September 27 a “voluntary Day of Prayer and Fasting.” Observers pointed out that with people stuck on a hospital roof in the midst of catastrophic flooding in his state, maybe an emergency declaration would be more on point. 

After a state or a tribal government asks for federal help, an emergency declaration enables the federal government to provide funds to supplement local and state emergency efforts, as well as to deploy the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help save lives, protect property, and protect health and safety. Before Helene made landfall, the federal government placed personnel and resources across the region, ready to help with search and rescue, restore power, and provide food and water and emergency generators. 

The federal government sent 1,500 federal personnel to the region, as well as about 8,000 members of the U.S. Coast Guard and teams from the Army Corps of Engineers to provide emergency power. It provided two health and medical task forces to help local hospitals and critical care facilities, and sent in more than 2.7 million meals, 1.6 million liters of water, 50,000 tarps, 10,000 cots, 20,000 blankets, 70,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and 40,000 gallons of gasoline to provide supplies for those hit by the catastrophe. 

FEMA was created in 1979 after the National Governors Association asked President Jimmy Carter to centralize federal emergency management functions. That centralization recognized the need for coordination as people across the country responded to a disaster in any one part of it. When a devastating fire ripped through Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the day after Christmas in 1802, Congress agreed to send aid to the town, but volunteers organized by local and state governments and funded by wealthy community members provided most of the response and recovery efforts for the many disasters of the 1800s. 

When a deadly hurricane wiped out Galveston, Texas, in 1900, killing at least 6,000 residents and destroying most of the city’s buildings, the inept machine government proved unable to manage the donations pouring in from across the country to help survivors. Six years later, when an earthquake badly damaged San Francisco and ensuing fires from broken gas lines engulfed the city in flames, the interim fire chief—who took over when the fire chief was gravely injured—called in federal troops to patrol the streets and guard buildings. More than 4,000 Army troops also fed, sheltered, and clothed displaced city residents. 

When the Mississippi River flooded in 1927, sending up to 30 feet (9 meters) of  water across ten states, including Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, killing about 500 people and displacing hundreds of thousands more, President Calvin Coolidge appointed Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover to coordinate the federal disaster response and pull together the many private-sector interests eager to help out under federal organization. This marked the first time the federal government took charge after a disaster. 

In 1950, Congress authorized federal response to disasters when it passed the Federal Disaster Assistance Program. In response to the many disasters of the 1960s—the 1964 Alaska Earthquake, Hurricane Betsy in 1965, and Hurricane Camille in 1969—the Department of Housing and Urban Development established a way to provide housing for disaster survivors. Congress provided guaranteed flood insurance to homeowners, and in 1970 it also authorized federal loans and federal funding for those affected by disasters. 

When he signed the Disaster Relief Act of 1970, Republican president Richard Nixon said: “I am pleased with this bill which responds to a vital need of the American people. The bill demonstrates that the Federal Government in cooperation with State and local authorities is capable of providing compassionate assistance to the innocent victims of natural disasters.”

Four years later, Congress established the process for a presidential disaster declaration. By then, more than 100 different federal departments and agencies had a role in responding to disasters, and the attempts of state, tribal, and local governments to interface with them created confusion. So the National Governors Association asked President Carter to streamline the process. In Executive Order 12127 he brought order to the system with the creation of FEMA.

In 2003, after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S., the George W. Bush administration brought FEMA into its newly-created Department of Homeland Security, along with 21 other agencies, wrapping natural disasters together with terrorist attacks as matters of national security. After 2005’s Hurricane Katrina required the largest disaster response in U.S. history, FEMA’s inadequate response prompted a 2006 reform act that distinguished responding to natural disasters from responding to terrorist attacks. In 2018, another reform focused on funding for disaster mitigation before the crisis hits.  

The federal government’s efficient organization of responses to natural disasters illustrates that as citizens of a republic, we are part of a larger community that responds to our needs in times of crisis.

But that system is currently under attack. Project 2025, a playbook for the next Republican administration, authored by allies of the right-wing Heritage Foundation and closely associated with Republican presidential candidate Trump and vice presidential candidate Ohio senator J.D. Vance, calls for slashing FEMA’s budget and returning disaster responses to states and localities. 

Project 2025 also calls for dismantling the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and either eliminating its functions, sending them to other agencies, privatizing them, or putting them under the control of states and territories. It complains that NOAA, whose duties include issuing hurricane warnings, is “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry and, as such, is harmful to future U.S. prosperity.” 

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from EcoWatch:

United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce are recommending $575 million for the funding of 19 projects to increase climate resilience in the country’s Great Lakes and coastal states and territories.

NOAA’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is part of the Investing in America agenda, a press release from NOAA said. Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, it is a competitive program, with awards made under NOAA’s Climate-Ready Coasts and Communities Initiative.

“As part of President Biden’s commitment to combating the climate crisis, we are investing $575 million to help make sure America’s coastal communities are more resilient to the effects of climate change,” Raimondo said in the press release. “This is a historic investment in our nation’s climate resilience, the largest in the history of the Commerce Department, and a key piece of the Biden-Harris Administrations’ ambitious climate agenda. Thanks to this Administration’s commitment to investing in America, we’re going to continue to help underserved communities across the country develop and implement new strategies to protect themselves from flooding, storm surge, and extreme weather events.”

The program was announced in 2023 and has received almost 870 letters of intent seeking more than $16 billion in funding.

The Climate Resilience Regional Challenge forwards President Joe Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which has a target of 40 percent of certain federal investments’ overall benefits being directed toward disadvantaged communities that are overburdened by pollution and marginalized by underinvestment.

[spacenutspod]

A Falcon 9 stands ready for a Starlink mission at Cape Canaveral’s pad 40. File photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is preparing to launch its first Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in more than two weeks. The last time the company attempted to launch the Starlink 10-2 mission, it encountered a rare scrub as the Falcon 9’s first stage Merlin engines began firing. Liftoff of the rescheduled flight is set for 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40. Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about an hour prior to liftoff. Activity in the tropics creates some uncertainty for the launch from a meteorological perspective. On Saturday, June 22, the 45th Weather Squadron issued a launch weather forecast that suggests just 50 percent odds of favorable launch weather at the opening of the launch window. That deteriorates to just 20 percent by the close of the window. Meteorologists are tracking cumulus clouds, anvil clouds and lightning probability as primary concerns. “Deep tropical moisture will remain entrenched across the Florida peninsula into early next week, and as a result, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected each day, largely favoring the afternoon and evening hours,” the forecast stated. “While atmospheric flow will remain weak enough to allow daily seabreeze development, an incoming trough will likely result in delayed formation and westward progression by Monday and Tuesday, with initial storm development closer to the coast on those days.” The 24-hour back-up launch opportunity is generally the same, but the opening of the launch window is 60 percent favorable for liftoff. The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, B1078, will be launching for an 11th time. It previously launched the astronauts and cosmonaut of the Crew-6 mission, the USSF-124 mission and seven previous Starlink flights. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1078 will land on the SpaceX droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’ This will be the 75th booster landing for ASOG and the 321st booster landing to date. However, B1078 wasn’t always the intended booster for this mission though. The original flight plan had B1073 as the first stage booster. However, the booster was swapped out following a last-second scrub on June 14. SpaceX hasn’t elaborated on the issue or issues that caused the scrub during engine ignition, but in a June 15 post on X (formerly Twitter), Kiko Dontchev, the vice president of Launch at SpaceX said: “Tough week dealing with production challenges and then a rare scrub at engine startup yesterday on 10-2. “Unfortunately there is a real issue so we need to go inspect the hardware in detail on this vehicle… Painful, but safety and reliability are the priority.” Here are moments leading up to engine ignition and the ultimate abort of the Starlink 10-2 at the moment of T-0. Watch: pic.twitter.com/a8wVmKFr9x — Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) June 14, 2024 This will be the 45th launch of Starlink satellites so far in 2024 with another planned for Sunday evening, which is set to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:45 p.m. PDT (11:45 p.m. EDT, 0345 UTC). Starlink 10-2 will add another 22 satellites to the growing megaconstellation. Following the launch, SpaceX will have launched 1,007 Starlink satellites this year alone. According to expert orbital tracker and astronomer, Jonathan McDowell, there are more than 6,000 active Starlink satellites on orbit. Falcon Heavy prepares to fly again While SpaceX is preparing to launch a pair of Falcon 9 rockets on both sides of the country, in Florida, it’s also working with NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to launch a new weather satellite on June 25 at 5:16 p.m. EDT (2116 UTC). NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) contracted SpaceX to launch the final satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R (GOES-R) series. NOAA describes these as “the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental-monitoring system.” Crews transport NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning on Friday, June 14, 2024, with the operation finishing early Saturday, June 15, 2024. Image: NASA In an interview with Spaceflight Now on Friday NASA’s launch director, Dr. Denton Gibson, said the launch team will be monitoring the weather over the next few days. “We have some planning to do or decisions to make in terms of when we roll the vehicle out and before we do all of our final preps for launch,” Gibson said. He said they would make a determination on whether a rollout of the Falcon Heavy rocket from the hangar to the pad would make more sense on Sunday or Monday. The Falcon Heavy has a backup launch date of June 26, but if it slips beyond that, Gibson said there would need to be discussions with the Eastern Range before a new date could be booked. Watch live views of the Falcon Heavy launch pad.

[yourreddancer]

Heather Cox Richardson

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON 9.27

Last night, at about 11:10 local time, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida, where the state’s panhandle curves down toward the peninsula. It was classified as a Category 4 storm when it hit, bringing winds of 140 miles per hour (225 km per hour). The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson, divides storms according to sustained wind intensity in an attempt to explain storms on a scale similar to the Richter scale for earthquakes. 

The Saffir-Simpson scale defines a Category 4 hurricane as one that brings catastrophic damage. According to the National Weather Service, which was established in 1870 to give notice of “the approach and force of storms,” and is now part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a Category 4 hurricane has winds of 134–156 miles (209–251 km) per hour. “Well-built framed homes can sustain severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls. Most trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.” 

Hurricane Helene hit with a 15-foot (4.6 meter) storm surge and left a path of destruction across Florida before moving up into Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky with torrential rain, flash floods, high winds, and tornadoes. A record level of more than eleven inches of rain fell in Atlanta, Georgia. At least 45 people have died in the path of the storm, and more than 4.5 million homes and businesses across ten states are without power. The roads in western North Carolina are closed. Moody’s Analytics said it expects the storm to leave $15 to $26 billion in property damage.

Officials from NOAA, the scientific and regulatory agency that forecasts weather and monitors conditions in the oceans and skies, predict that record-warm ocean temperatures this year will produce more storms than usual. NOAA hurricane scientist Jeff Masters noted that Helene’s landfall “gives the U.S. a record eight Cat 4 or Cat 5 Atlantic hurricane landfalls in the past eight years (2017–2024), seven of them being continental U.S. landfalls. That’s as many Cat 4 and 5 landfalls as occurred in the prior 57 years.”

President Joe Biden approved emergency declarations for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina before Helene made landfall. Tennessee governor Bill Lee, a Republican, did not ask for such a declaration until this evening, instead proclaiming September 27 a “voluntary Day of Prayer and Fasting.” Observers pointed out that with people stuck on a hospital roof in the midst of catastrophic flooding in his state, maybe an emergency declaration would be more on point. 

After a state or a tribal government asks for federal help, an emergency declaration enables the federal government to provide funds to supplement local and state emergency efforts, as well as to deploy the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help save lives, protect property, and protect health and safety. Before Helene made landfall, the federal government placed personnel and resources across the region, ready to help with search and rescue, restore power, and provide food and water and emergency generators. 

The federal government sent 1,500 federal personnel to the region, as well as about 8,000 members of the U.S. Coast Guard and teams from the Army Corps of Engineers to provide emergency power. It provided two health and medical task forces to help local hospitals and critical care facilities, and sent in more than 2.7 million meals, 1.6 million liters of water, 50,000 tarps, 10,000 cots, 20,000 blankets, 70,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and 40,000 gallons of gasoline to provide supplies for those hit by the catastrophe. 

FEMA was created in 1979 after the National Governors Association asked President Jimmy Carter to centralize federal emergency management functions. That centralization recognized the need for coordination as people across the country responded to a disaster in any one part of it. When a devastating fire ripped through Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the day after Christmas in 1802, Congress agreed to send aid to the town, but volunteers organized by local and state governments and funded by wealthy community members provided most of the response and recovery efforts for the many disasters of the 1900s. 

When a deadly hurricane wiped out Galveston, Texas, in 1900, killing at least 6,000 residents and destroying most of the city’s buildings, the inept machine government proved unable to manage the donations pouring in from across the country to help survivors. Six years later, when an earthquake badly damaged San Francisco and ensuing fires from broken gas lines engulfed the city in flames, the interim fire chief—who took over when the fire chief was gravely injured—called in federal troops to patrol the streets and guard buildings. More than 4,000 Army troops also fed, sheltered, and clothed displaced city residents. 

When the Mississippi River flooded in 1927, sending up to 30 feet (9 meters) of  water across ten states, including Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, killing about 500 people and displacing hundreds of thousands more, President Calvin Coolidge appointed Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover to coordinate the federal disaster response and pull together the many private-sector interests eager to help out under federal organization. This marked the first time the federal government took charge after a disaster. 

In 1950, Congress authorized federal response to disasters when it passed the Federal Disaster Assistance Program. In response to the many disasters of the 1960s—the 1964 Alaska Earthquake, Hurricane Betsy in 1965, and Hurricane Camille in 1969—the Department of Housing and Urban Development established a way to provide housing for disaster survivors. Congress provided guaranteed flood insurance to homeowners, and in 1970 it also authorized federal loans and federal funding for those affected by disasters. 

When he signed the Disaster Relief Act of 1970, Republican president Richard Nixon said: “I am pleased with this bill which responds to a vital need of the American people. The bill demonstrates that the Federal Government in cooperation with State and local authorities is capable of providing compassionate assistance to the innocent victims of natural disasters.”

Four years later, Congress established the process for a presidential disaster declaration. By then, more than 100 different federal departments and agencies had a role in responding to disasters, and the attempts of state, tribal, and local governments to interface with them created confusion. So the National Governors Association asked President Carter to streamline the process. In Executive Order 12127 he brought order to the system with the creation of FEMA.

In 2003, after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S., the George W. Bush administration brought FEMA into its newly-created Department of Homeland Security, along with 21 other agencies, wrapping natural disasters together with terrorist attacks as matters of national security. After 2005’s Hurricane Katrina required the largest disaster response in U.S. history, FEMA’s inadequate response prompted a 2006 reform act that distinguished responding to natural disasters from responding to terrorist attacks. In 2018, another reform focused on funding for disaster mitigation before the crisis hits.  

The federal government’s efficient organization of responses to natural disasters illustrates that as citizens of a republic, we are part of a larger community that responds to our needs in times of crisis.

But that system is currently under attack. Project 2025, a playbook for the next Republican administration, authored by allies of the right-wing Heritage Foundation and closely associated with Republican presidential candidate Trump and vice presidential candidate Ohio senator J.D. Vance, calls for slashing FEMA’s budget and returning disaster responses to states and localities. 

Project 2025 also calls for dismantling the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and either eliminating its functions, sending them to other agencies, privatizing them, or putting them under the control of states and territories. It complains that NOAA, whose duties include issuing hurricane warnings, is “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry and, as such, is harmful to future U.S. prosperity.” 

[thetravelisim]

Hurricane Helene 2024: Will Florida Survive This Deadly Storm

Tropical Storm Helene is strengthening rapidly and will possibly become a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in the near future. Projections suggest Hurricane Helene will reach the landfall later this week, causing potentially lethal impacts to Florida and the Northern Gulf Coast. It is suggested that the people be ready for potentially harmful storm surges, intense rain, and powerful winds.

Helene's Track and Intensity

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Helene is coming in west of Jamaica in the Western Caribbean Sea, and it is likely that it will transform into Hurricane Helene by Wednesday. Current models are projecting that she will make landfall along Big Bend or Panhandle in Florida by Thursday, yet further clarification on the track still poses uncertainty. The entire Gulf Coast is on alert because many spaghetti models indicate that the storm could affect areas from Florida to Louisiana.

Storm Surge and Heavy Rain: Effects of Storm Threat Impacts

The primary threats from Hurricane Helene include storm surge, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding. Areas from Florida's Gulf Coast should begin experiencing effects by Wednesday, as reported by the Florida hurricane tracker. According to the Florida hurricane tracker, the Keys, Tampa, and Orlando are expected as well to see major amounts of rain and wind. In specific regions, storms resulting in more than 12 inches of rain may cause floods. Flooding may become a problem as the storm moves inland, affecting not just the Gulf Coast but also the interior regions of Georgia, Alabama, and other Southeastern states.

Hurricane Helene 2024 Florida and Gulf Coast Prepare for Impact

Gulf Waters' Warmth Is Driving Hurricane Helene's Growth

Warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, near a record high, are actually one of the main reasons why Hurricane Helene is likely to be a powerful hurricane. This warm water will probably help Hurricane Helene become at least a Category 3 hurricane. The NHC advises those in the Gulf Coast region to pay attention and prepare. Preparing for Hurricane Helene. Expect evacuations in Florida and along the Gulf Coast as storm surges are anticipated to strike in these locations; prepare with emergency kits and secure your property before these evacuations become necessary due to further orders. Check the NOAA Hurricane Tracker and other weather services for current conditions. For those interested, the following sources also have further advice on safe travel and preparation for every kind of weather. If you plan to travel during or after the storm, you may also want to read up on the  best time to visit Antigua.  .

Conclusion: Stay Safe and Informed

As Hurricane Helene approaches,Residents of Florida and any other state along the Gulf Coast have no reason at all to take this storm lightly, especially because it may make landfall on Thursday and is as likely to be a Category 3 hurricane. There's no time to put things off. One needs to be safe, informed, and act. (Source: The Weather Channel ) Read the full article

[sa7abnews]

Robotic drones are revealing secrets about nature's deadliest hurricanes

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Robotic drones are revealing secrets about nature's deadliest hurricanes

Have you ever wondered why some hurricanes transform from relatively mild storms into monsters in just a day? This process, called rapid intensification, is one of the biggest challenges in hurricane forecasting.Imagine you’re living in a coastal town, preparing for what you think will be a moderate tropical storm. Suddenly, within 24 hours, it becomes a Category 5 hurricane. That’s exactly what happened with Hurricane Otis in October 2023, catching many by surprise and causing widespread destruction in Acapulco, Mexico.This rapid transformation isn’t just scary. It’s becoming more common. So, how can we better predict these sudden intensifications? That is where Saildrone comes in.GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT’S NEWSLETTER – THE CYBERGUY REPORT HEREPicture a sailboat but without any people on board and packed full of high-tech sensors to collect data about the oceanic and atmospheric conditions. That’s essentially what a Saildrone Explorer is. The drones come in a variety of sizes, either 23, 33 or 65 feet ong.These wind-propelled, solar-powered vehicles are designed to sail directly into hurricanes, collecting crucial data where it matters most. They allow scientists to measure the track, or path, that a hurricane is taking along with changes in its intensity over time.HOW TO REMOVE YOUR PRIVATE DATA FROM THE INTERNETUnlike traditional research ships, a saildrone can stay at sea for months at a time; the longest mission lasted more than a year. They’re also much safer and more cost-effective than sending crewed vessels into dangerous storms.WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?So, what kind of information do these brave little drones gather? Everything from wind speed and direction to air and water temperatures, wave heights and even underwater currents. It’s like having a weather station, oceanographic buoy and underwater probe all in one package.This data fills critical gaps in our understanding of hurricanes. Satellites can show us where storms are, but they can’t tell us everything that’s happening at the ocean surface and below. A saildrone gives us that missing piece of the puzzle, helping scientists create a more complete picture of how hurricanes form and intensify. This year’s Saildrone mission officially starts on August 7th and runs through the end of October.STORM SURVIVAL ESSENTIALS: YOUR ULTIMATE GADGET GUIDEAll this information isn’t just interesting, it’s potentially life-saving. Scientists at NOAA (that’s the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are using Saildrone data to improve their hurricane forecast models.The goal? To better predict not just where a hurricane will go but how strong it will become. This is crucial for coastal communities deciding whether to evacuate. As one NOAA scientist put it, “It’s very costly to evacuate, to pick up millions of people and move them somewhere.” Better forecasts mean better decisions and potentially saved lives.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERESaildrones are just one part of a larger strategy to improve hurricane forecasting. Underwater gliders dive deep beneath the waves, collecting data on ocean temperatures and currents. The famous “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft still fly directly into storms, providing invaluable data from inside the cyclone.Together, these tools are helping scientists create a complete picture of hurricanes, from 30,000 feet in the air to several thousand feet below the ocean surface.Speaking of tools, stay informed and prepared to survive Mother Nature’s fury with the five best weather apps for 2024.BAD WEATHER? HOW TO GET SURVIVAL READY IN ANY STORMAs climate change continues to influence hurricane patterns, the race is on to improve our forecasting capabilities. Saildrones and other innovative technologies are giving us unprecedented insight into these powerful storms. While we can’t prevent hurricanes, better understanding and prediction can help communities prepare, potentially saving lives and reducing damage. As we face an uncertain climate future, these ocean-going robots might just be our new best allies in the ongoing battle against nature’s most powerful storms.How do you think advancements in hurricane forecasting technology might influence policy decisions regarding coastal development and infrastructure? … .

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Coastal Storm Preparedness: Steps to Take Before Storm Season

The beauty and tranquility of the ocean is a major draw for coastal residents. This proximity to the sea can also increase your risk of experiencing severe weather conditions like hurricanes and tropical storms. Storm season is a time of powerful winds, torrential rainfall, and possible flooding. It is important that individuals and communities prepare well in advance. By taking proactive measures before storm season, you can reduce risks and ensure safety.

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Understanding the specific risks in your area is essential. It is important to know if you live in an evacuation area or a flood prone area. Local government offices or emergency management agencies typically provide maps that indicate these zones. You should familiarize yourself with the local evacuation routes and community-wide emergency plans to know where you can go in case of an evacuation order.

Having adequate insurance coverage is another critical step in preparation. Check your homeowner's insurance policy to make sure it covers damage from wind or water. Standard policies may not cover flooding, so separate flood insurance might be needed. Moreover, photographing or video recording your property before any incident can serve as valuable documentation for insurance claims.

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It is important to create a disaster kit. Included in the kit should be non-perishable foods that will last for several days, gallons per person per day of water (for a minimum of three days), batteries and flashlights, a kit of first aid supplies, medications, personal care items, copies sealed in waterproof containers of important documents, extra cash and any other items tailored to your family's needs.

In addition to gathering supplies early on - which avoids the rush and possible shortages when a storm watch is announced - it's wise to protect your physical property from potential damage. Install storm shutters on windows or have plywood ready for boarding up windows if needed. Secure outdoor furniture, loose objects and other items that could become dangerous projectiles in high winds. Check sump pumps if you have them; consider installing backflow valves in plumbing systems to prevent sewer backups during heavy rainfall incidents.

For those living on boats or near marinas: secure vessels properly with mooring lines that account for possible rising water levels; remove important items from boats; ensure bilge pumps are functioning correctly; stay informed about marina-specific protocols.

Communication plans are a key element of preparedness that cannot be overlooked. Establish how family members will contact one another if separated during an emergency situation--designate an out-of-town relative or friend as the central communication point because local communication networks might be overwhelmed or damaged during major storms.

Staying informed is another important aspect of being prepared. This includes staying informed via reliable sources such as National Weather Service Alerts via radio broadcasts NOAA Weather Radios Smartphone apps Social Media Channels designed to provide timely accurate updates regarding impending weather threats. Also vital is being aware of changes emergency instructions issued by officials. Monitoring such advice allows one to make the best decisions.

Finally fostering sense community pre-storm season helps build network support locals helping each other plan organize group efforts clean drainage ditches clear debris public places maintain strong neighborly ties prove invaluable crisis arrives people band together share resources knowledge strength get through challenging times collective action teamwork foundation resilient society faces adversities head-on emerges stronger ever after

In conclusion, preparing for coastal storms is not a single event but a commitment to ongoing personal responsibility and civic engagement. By taking the appropriate measures outlined in this article, residents can better withstand any elements that may be thrown their way. This will ensure greater peace water damage restoration companies near me of mind protection no matter what weather horizon.

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Scientists Unveil Breakthrough in Predicting El Niño Years in Advance

The latest research shows that scientists have developed the capacity to forecast the occurrence of the next El Niño two years and three months in advance. This is a great improvement on the prior methods of accurately predicting a given climate for the period of six to twelve months away due to utilization of thousands of years’ worth of climate data. El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) overview The ENSO cycle refers to the periodic warming (El Niño) and cooling (La Niña) of the sea surface in the eastern central and tropical Pacific Ocean. El Niño events bring warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures, while La Niña events bring cooler-than-average temperatures. These cycles influence global weather patterns, affecting everything from rainfall distribution to temperatures worldwide. ENSO is one of the demographic and climate change-robust cycles that affect the climate of various regions by controlling hurricanes, precipitation, and temperatures. Jon Sullivan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Advances in Prediction Models Conventionally, NOAA has forecasted ENSO events through different climate models; however, these could only give predictions of up to six to twelve months ahead. Published in the Geophysical Research Letters on June 16 the new study shows that the ENSO events can be forecasted with a decent degree of accuracy more than two years in advance, especially after the strong El Niño events. Research Methodology Nathan Lenssen, a climatologist of the Colorado School of Mines, and a project scientist of the National Center for Atmospheric Research motivated the research team that employed ten accurate models. These models incorporated information that ranged from hundreds to thousands of years, in areas such as sea level, air temperature and rainfall to calculate the climatic condition and the ENSO events. To verify the reliability of the created models, the team decided to input a particular historical period, for instance, January of the year 2000, and try to predict the climate for three years ahead. They then compared the model predictions with actual records of the instances from 1901 to 2009. It was found out that ENSO can be best predicted after a strong El Niño year like in the year 1997 and particularly in the year 2016.  Implications for Emergency Planning and Resource Management Speaking on the usefulness of the ENSO predictions, Emily Becker, a climate scientist at the University of Miami, was of the view regarding the specific utility of long lead ENSO forecasts in planning for emergencies and a variety of other related applications. Longer lead times give governments and organizations the window they need to work and plan for draughts, floods and other activities of climate. For instance, if the climatic conditions can be predicted to be dry, it is possible for the state governments to formulate and put into practice the conserved or stored water policies before the conditions actually materialize. Future of Long-Term ENSO Forecasts Those longer term climate forecasts that have not been rolled out by centers involved in climate forecast have been forecasted by Lenssen and his team into discussions with intergovernmental organizations to identify whether it is possible to make such climate forecasts and if so when. The appraisal and broad foundation of this study make it an improved hub for subsequent advancements in the climate forecaster that might revolutionize societies’ readiness for the major climate occurrences. That scientists are already able to forecast El Niño more than two years in advance is considered a major achievement in climatology. This development does not only significantly expand the knowledge of ENSO but also has practical outcomes to lessen the consequences of climatic anomalies. While discussions on utilizing long-term ENSO forecasts are still ongoing, the positive impacts, especially on the enhancement of global climate preparedness and readiness, are astronomical. Read the full article

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"In our area, we will see storms every year, and unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do to stop them. This can make you feel powerless.

But there is a way to empower yourself and that’s through knowledge and preparation. It can be helpful to think about what exactly it is about severe weather or storms that makes you afraid, stressed or nervous, Knowing what it is that makes you stressed or anxious can help you find ways to deal with that stress and anxiety." - NWS Morristown

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Wind, Weather and Currents

Andrew Palfrey, better known to the worldwide yachting fraternity as “Doggy” will give us the benefit of his vast experience in factoring wind, weather and currents into our sailing and its importance in planning the conduct of your race. This is part one in a series of excerpts from an interview I did with the high-achieving sailor, olympian and coach. FREE BOOK - TIPS FROM SAILING LEGENDS Brett: Doggy, because the interview is primarily about weather and how to use observations to run a race day or regatta strategy, can you tell us how sailors who are looking to get better should go about gathering information and then utilising it to give themselves the best advantage on the racetrack. Perhaps a little history of your weather journey would be really helpful here.  Andrew: This sort of thing has become so much easier in the last few years. I didn't start Olympic campaigning until  1998 properly. I was in my thirties. And back then, it was hard, it was difficult. I can't even remember how we kind of did it back then or probably didn't do a lot of it. But these days it's obviously, it's a hell of a lot easier on the internet. And it's like the United States, for example, the NOAA resource, N-O-A-A, I don't even know what it stands for, National something, something. It's just a huge resource. There are so many layers and you can get historical data and so on. Really, I mean, as we know, you really just got to plug in, you know. I'm heading to Nassau in a couple of weeks, just plug in Nassau for historical weather data for December, and it's there, it's three clicks away. So I think the challenge is to decipher that and to filter through that and to figure out what the important information is because there's a lot of stuff there that, it's not rubbish but it's just not relevant to what you need. FREE SAILING GLOVES Brett: How much information do you gain from fellow competitors about venues, especially those that you have raced at previously or from locals such as fishermen who may have relevant observations that you can learn from? Andrew: I guess through this lifetime of sailing, we gain a network of friends, or at least acquaintances. We tend to go back to the same sorts of places, the same sorts of locations, year after year. You'll know someone, and that person will know someone. My experience, like I know for sure when I get contacted about the weather in a place I'm living, I don't mind spending a little bit of time or whatever, with the person, if I know they're kind of quite keen. And I kind of like that human-human interaction, that side of it. So I think that a lot of it comes back to that. But in terms of in the pre, sort of getting ready to go away side of things, make contact with that person and your questions would be, "Where do you look, what do you look at for your weather for that location?" And they might say, "I look at Windguru is generally the best here, or this, or that." And all of a sudden, bang, you've just saved yourself a whole lot of time. AUSSIE SAILORS - BOOK AND BONUSES Brett: Are you asking about what is likely to happen at the time of the regatta or are you delving in to history of previous years at that time of the year and how far out do you plan? Andrew: I think it goes back further than that, further than the day. It might even be as fundamental as even several months out. You might make some decisions on equipment or where you want your, for example, the Etchells Worlds next year. It's in San Francisco and we've all got time...time is a limited resource, we're all in the same boat there, it doesn't matter how big your budget is. Time is the same for everyone. So you want to make the right decisions early so you're not spending your time going down the wrong path. A lot of people are already saying, "Oh, San Francisco. It's going to be windy." But the fact is, it’s very late in the summer that we go there and there was a regatta this year, at the same time, that was three out of four days were light air. And so, that information is critical. You could turn up in San Francisco or you could sort of get to San Francisco two weeks before the Worlds, let's say, quite well-prepared, well-resourced, all that sort of thing. And you'll start talking to locals and they might say, "Oh, no, no, no. It's actually, there's a fair chance we might get some light air here." And you're thinking, "Shit! I've invested all...I've exactly invested all this..." It might even be, I mean, you might have your light sails there. You've shipped them over or whatever you did but you haven't spent time using them. So harping back to these decisions we made months before, they can... Probably, a lot of people don't realize, even as they come away from these events, that those decisions were probably more of an impact than what people realize.

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Chasing Down the Caribbean Hurricane Hunters

We tried to go inside a Hurricane Hunter airplane! Alas, the rest of western Puerto Rico did, too.

NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the U.S. Air Force Reserve hosted a series of events this spring in preparation for hurricane season in Mexico and the Caribbean, to help people prepare for upcoming storms. They brought their big Hurricane Hunter plane to Aguadilla, about an hour from our Cabo Rojo home, and we headed north excited by the prospect of seeing the inside of the Air Force Reserve Command’s WC-130J “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft and learning how scientists collect data about hurricanes.

What we got was something completely different, a street fair atmosphere of rescue workers, local communities, and emergency preparedness info -- and a 1/2-mile long line to get inside the Hurricane Hunter aircraft. The National Hurricane Center held the event so that hurricane specialists could educate residents of vulnerable communities and discuss hurricane preparedness, resilience, and how they can become “weather-ready.”

The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June through November. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Here is some valuable information from the NOAA website:

“During hurricanes, military air crews fly state-of-the-art WC-130J aircraft directly into the core of the storm to gather critical data for forecasting a hurricane’s intensity and landfall. The data are sent in real time via satellite from the aircraft directly to the NHC for analysis and use by hurricane forecasters.

“During the 2022 hurricane season, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew 109 missions into 13 named storms in the Atlantic and east Pacific basins, including Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in the Atlantic and Hurricanes Agatha, Kay, Orlene, and Roslyn in the east Pacific.

“The NOAA Hurricane Hunters, stationed at the Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, also fly missions into tropical cyclones to gather data to support storm forecasts and research. Their Lockheed WP-3D Orion and Gulfstream IV-SP aircraft are piloted by NOAA Commissioned Corps officers and crewed by NOAA meteorologists, technicians, and researchers.”

We never got inside the aircraft, but you can take a virtual tour here.

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How to prepare for emergencies in your home

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How to prepare for emergencies in your home

September is National Preparedness Month. Take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in your homes, businesses, and schools.

  According to Homeland Security, “National Preparedness Month (NPM) promotes family and community disaster and emergency planning. This year’s theme is “Prepared, Not Scared.”

Think first about the basics of survival—fresh water, food, clean air, and warmth, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Ready Campaign.

Here are some items recommended for a basic emergency supply kit:

* Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation

* Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food

* Battery-powered or hand-crank radio and an NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for each

* Flashlight and extra batteries

* First aid kit

* Whistle to signal for help

* Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place

* Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation

* Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities

* Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)

* Local maps

You might consider adding these additional items:

* Prescription medications and glasses

* Infant formula and diapers

* Food and extra water for your pet

* Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container

* Cash or traveler’s checks and change

* Emergency reference material such as a first-aid book or similar information from www.ready.gov

* Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person

* Complete change of clothing including a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, and sturdy shoes. Consider additional clothing if you live in a cold-weather climate.

* Household chlorine bleach and a medicine dropper. When diluted nine parts to one part water and bleach can be used as a disinfectant. Or in an emergency, you can use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water. Do not use scented, color safe or bleaches with added cleaners.

* Fire extinguisher

* Personal hygiene items

  * Paper cups, plates and towels, and plastic utensils

* Paper and pencils

* Books, games, puzzles and other activities for adults and children. For more information, visit www.ready.gov

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Commercial Fishing Permits Easily Available for Every State in the United States

Are you curious about the possibility of making a living from commercial fishing? If that is the case, you should get ready to put in a lot of effort. Working in commercial and industrial fishing can be an extremely hazardous and taxing occupation. Even so, if the idea of making the ocean your place of business is appealing enough to you, there are a few logistical details you need to iron out before you begin peddling your wares to customers. The most important thing for you to do is make sure you have all of the necessary commercial fishing permits.

Commercial fishing is an essential component of the economies of the United States and the entire world. Since it is worth billions of dollars, this industry is highly regulated as a safety precaution. To run your fishing business legally, you will need to meet the Coast Guard’s requirements for your boat while also having the right fishing permits (more below).

How to Get Your Business in Commercial Fishing Off the Ground

In order to have a successful and lucrative business, you will need to build the necessary infrastructure before you can begin lowering your nets. A boat is the most important piece of equipment for running a commercial fishing business successfully. If you currently own a boat, you will want to ensure that it is rigged with all of the appropriate equipment before taking it out on the water. If you are in the market for a new boat, one of the most important considerations you should make is whether or not the vessel can withstand the rigorous conditions of commercial fishing.

The next crucial step is to get together all of the essential equipment that you will need. This goes well beyond fishing poles and nets but also includes clothing that can be worn in any weather and safety equipment, such as a first-aid kit and an abundant supply of life jackets.

Getting the Right Team

It’s also likely that you’ll require the assistance of a team that you can hire. Make sure that the fishermen you bring on board have the required amount of experience in order to successfully navigate the waters. You can ask any business owner, and they will tell you that one of the most challenging aspects of their job is trying to find qualified employees, so you will want to be particularly thoughtful in this regard.

Considerations to Make Regarding the Fishing Licenses Your Company Will Require

There is a diverse selection of commercial and industrial fishing permits available, much like there is a wide variety of fish to be found in the ocean. The permits that your company will need to operate are going to be determined by two factors: 1. What kind of fish you are catching? and 2. The location of the fishing mission.

It is highly likely that you will want to limit your permit search based on your geographic location. First things first, you need to decide whether you will be fishing in state waters or federal waters. Generally speaking, federal waters are considered to be the area that extends three to 200 nautical miles from shore. The majority of the area that lies between 0 and 3 nautical miles off the coast is considered to be state waters. The requirements for obtaining permits will vary from state to state, and it is likely that you will also need to obtain permits at the federal level. Because you have to go where the fish are biting, it is generally a good idea to have all of your bases covered, as this is a requirement.

State fishing licenses will be issued by local state agencies, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the agency responsible for doling out federal fishing licenses. The NOAA organizes its permits according to geographic region. To fish in Alaska, the Atlantic Ocean, the South, the Pacific Coast, and the Pacific Islands, you need a different license for each area.

There are also permits that are species-specific for use within these regions. For instance, there is a permit to fish for halibut in Alaska, and there are also permits that are specific to fishing for shellfish in the Southeast. You can work directly with the NOAA to get the necessary permits, or you can save time by using a private service, like the one we offer.

Obtain the Necessary Permits for Commercial Fishing Right Away!

It is possible that with each new season, you will be required to acquire a variety of different permits depending on the nature and scale of your business. If you could take care of everything online, why would you put yourself through the hassle of filling out paperwork and sending it to the NOAA’s offices? We at the Commercial Fishing Permits Center designed our company with the hard-working fisherman in mind when we created it. We are aware that time spent on paperwork means time spent on land, which may result in a loss of income for you and the members of your crew.

A User-Friendly Portal As you navigate through our website, you’ll see that we have individualized sections for each of the NOAA regions. After you have located and finished filling out your application, it will be processed through our SSL-encrypted web portal. This will ensure that your personal information is transmitted securely. Get in touch with a member of our customer service team by sending them an email or giving them a call today if you have any questions about the fishing permit applications we offer.