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Federal disaster aid requested for New Mexico fires, hundreds more firefighters en route
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago“It is my understanding that he very much intends to sign that declaration […] The post Federal ...
Opinion: Are we truly ready for disaster on top of disaster?
CNN.com· 6 hours agoHow can disaster planning better respond to the needs of people with mobility issues? How is our...
Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?
NPR· 3 days agoFugate asks. Estimating...ongoing challenge. States historically add up factors like physical infrastructure damages and costs to health facilities and other emergency systems ...
Heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the U.S.: How New York prepares
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSo utility companies around the state are standing by to keep transformers and other infrastructure...
FEMA urged to add extreme heat, wildfire smoke to list of disasters
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe 1988 Stafford Act permits the federal government to declare a disaster or emergency, but does...
Pakistanis on alert as monsoons near | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7 days agoThe United Nations, with help from local authorities, has prepared a contingency plan, with $40...
Extreme Heat, Smoke Should Get US Disaster Label, Groups Say
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Activists are petitioning the US government to formally classify extreme heat and...
Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’
New York Times· 3 days agoThe labor and environmental groups are pushing the change so relief funds can be used in more...
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...
Should FEMA recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters'?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMaking the Federal Emergency Management Agency formally recognize extreme heat and smoke would...