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Inside the scramble to keep FEMA alive ahead of hurricane season
- Experts warn that large staff cuts and training restrictions have hollowed out FEMA and NOAA ahead of the June 1 hurricane season start in the U.S.
- These reductions stem from Department of Government Efficiency mandated cuts since 2017, causing loss of about one-third of FEMA’s full-time workforce and NOAA job cuts.
- Though NOAA’s National Hurricane Center remains fully staffed and plans to use AI for better forecasting, balloon data essential for accuracy has decreased, raising concerns about forecast precision.
- Former officials and scholars describe a ‘brain drain’ of experienced FEMA staff that jeopardizes quick disaster response, urging caution as hurricane predictions indicate a busy season.
- FEMA’s acting chief, David Richardson, pledges shifting responsibilities to states, but experts worry poorer states are unprepared and federal relief capacity is potentially diminished.
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Miami (USA), 5 Jun (EFE).- Civil organizations warn that the United States faces potential disasters in this hurricane season, which began on Sunday, with cuts of 646 million dollars and almost 2,000 employees to its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), where the controversy grows with statements from its managers.This week the controversy increased after leaking to the media that FEMA's acting head, David Richardson, told his staff that …
Cutting FEMA would be a disaster for USF students
Cue the sandbags and bottled water, hurricane season is here again. For many USF students, the hurricane season brings flashbacks of last fall, when Hurricanes Helene and Milton tore through campus and caused widespread damage. Related: USF students feel burnout after hurricanes: “We’re all playing catch up” When hurricanes strike, the Federal Emergency Management Agency […] The post OPINION: Cutting FEMA would be a disaster for USF students ap…
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Three major hurricane predictors closely aligned
(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s named storm forecasts for hurricane season from N.C. State University and Colorado State University fall within the large probability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Congresswoman calls on federal government amid cuts and start of 2025 hurricane season
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – One congresswoman said the federal government has taken a chainsaw to federal agencies that help you before, during, and after a hurricane. "Right now, I cannot report that the federal government is there in every way that they were there last hurricane season, unfortunately,” said Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14). Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now …
NM’s U.S. senators to Noem: Reform FEMA. Don’t scrap it entirely. • Source New Mexico
New plant growth emerges among burned trees in early September 2023 near Hermits Peak, more than a year after the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire. FEMA is ill-equipped to handle post-fire flooding that occurred of the type seen the Hermits Peak burn scar, but that doesn't mean the agency should be scrapped entirely, New Mexico's U.S. senators wrote in a letter Monday. (Photo by Patrick Lohmann / Source NM)New Mexico’s two U.S. senators are calling…
How would Houston recover from another disastrous storm without FEMA?
With a new hurricane season underway amid uncertainty about the future of FEMA, Houston-area officials and organizations are making plans to respond to emergencies without the assistance of the federal government.
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