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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 ...
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 ...
Florida expects feds to reimburse part of $850 million from last hurricane season
As the Trump administration continues to look at potential changes in disaster response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, concerns have been raised about how much assistance states can ...
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 ...
FEMA Scraps New Hurricane Plan and Reverts to Last Year’s
Yesterday, as everybody knows, [was the] first day of hurricane season,” Richardson said. “I didn’t realize it was a season.” ...
State, local governments prepare for hurricane season amid uncertainty about how FEMA will respond
Local governments might have to play a bigger role in leading relief and recovery efforts during this year’s hurricane season.