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NC must be ready to pay for hurricane recovery if FEMA loses funding, Gov. Stein says
We are heading into this hurricane season with more uncertainty than usual,” Stein said, because funding for FEMA and NOAA ...
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The dangers of a weakened FEMA ahead of an active hurricane season
The agency has lost a third of its total staff and sharply reduced emergency training just as hurricane season gets started. It's predicted to be more active than normal this year, with as many as ...
With hurricane season underway, Gulf Coast worries FEMA, Weather Service aren’t ready
The concern is particularly pronounced on the Gulf Coast, where ominous storm systems are already beginning to form amid ...
FEMA Scraps New Hurricane Plan and Reverts to Last Year’s
The agency’s leader suggested he recently learned there was an annual hurricane season.
How can you plan for a hurricane evacuation? What emergency experts say you should do.
When hurricane season rolls around, Brian Murray, the deputy emergency coordinator for Harris County, never lets his gas tank ...
Stephen Colbert Roasts FEMA Director for Not Knowing About Hurricane Season: Like Hallmark Being Unaware of Christmas | Video
Donald Trump's current FEMA director admitted this week that he was unaware that hurricane season exists in the United States ...
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Hurricane season begins without preparedness sales tax holiday
The hurricane prep sales tax holiday isn't happening this year because the state legislature hasn’t approved a new budget.