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Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?
NPR· 3 days ago“Is this event so extreme that the community and the people living there would suffer grievous losses, or require resources that neither the local governments< ...
FEMA urged to add extreme heat, wildfire smoke to list of disasters
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"One construction worker dies every three days in Texas and a huge factor in these deaths is heat,...
Alberto, season's first named tropical storm, dumps rain on Texas and Mexico, which reports 3 deaths
San Francisco Chronicle· 18 hours agoTropical Storm Alberto formed Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of...
Book recalls Trump’s quip on pressing nuclear button: US ‘won’t be second’
WJZY via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoA study commissioned by the Puerto Rican government found that nearly 3,000 people died as a result...
Fake GoFundMe page collected $15K for phony Rochester Hills splash pad victims
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 3 days ago"Do not assume that charity recommendations on social media have already been vetted." Be skeptical:...
Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke Should Be Considered 'Major Disasters' by FEMA Amid Climate Crisis,...
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoTo date, FEMA has traditionally saved that classification for emergencies with obvious physical destruction. In a petition filed Monday, the coalition shared data that 2,300 Americans died in ...
Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’
New York Times· 3 days agoThe petition is a major push to get the federal government to help states and local communities that...
Book recalls Trump’s quip on pressing nuclear button: US ‘won’t be second’
The Hill· 11 hours agoFormer President Trump said many controversial things in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017,...
Groups urge FEMA to recognize extreme heat, wildfire smoke as a ‘major disaster’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA coalition of environmental, labor and health care groups called on the Federal Emergency...
Gov. Kelly requests extension for FEMA disaster relief
KSNT Topeka via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly has submitted a letter to FEMA requesting an extension to...