US EditionInside the scramble to keep FEMA alive ahead of hurricane season
- FEMA and NOAA prepare for the 2025 hurricane season amid concerns about deep staff cuts and restricted trainings across the federal system.
- These challenges stem from over 2,000 FEMA full-time staff departures since 2017 and Department of Government Efficiency mandates reducing personnel and travel.
- Despite this, the National Hurricane Center remains fully staffed, will use artificial intelligence for forecasting for the first time, and NOAA aims to increase balloon launches if needed.
- Experts warn the loss of institutional knowledge and canceled FEMA trainings could limit rapid disaster response, with Jeff Masters saying forecasts may decline without sufficient balloon data.
- States with experience like Texas and Florida may manage well, but poorer states worry experts, as FEMA plans to shift more costs and responsibilities to state governments amid uncertain funding.
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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.
It's hurricane season. What's up with FEMA? Some New Orleans area leaders are worried.
New Orleans-area leaders and emergency management experts are grappling with uncertainty and anxiety this hurricane season as the Trump administration moves to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Future Caucus to examine disaster response in Missouri if FEMA shrinks or goes away - Missourinet
A recently created Missouri House caucus will examine how the state should prepare for natural disasters if the Federal Emergency Management Agency gets eliminated or drastically downsized. State Rep. Collin Wellenkamp, R-St. Charles, chairs the Future Caucus. He told Missourinet that it’s something the state should consider. “That is definitely on top of mind right […]
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