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At least 82 people have died and dozens are still unaccounted for after flash flooding in central Texas over the weekend, ...
Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.
The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the early ...
Ms. Tierney has worked in emergency management for over 25 years, and was acting deputy secretary of the Department of ...
Massachusetts declares "Hurricane Preparedness Week" and promotes readiness as an above-normal hurricane season is predicted.
Officials said more than 850 people had been rescued after a sudden storm dumped up to 15 inches of rain across the region.
Emergency alerts gave "preliminary lead times of more than three hours before flash flooding conditions occurred," the agency ...
As climate change increases the frequency of environmental disasters, experts say federal cuts could leave California and ...
That's above the annual average of 14 named storms, partly a result, NOAA officials say, of higher ocean temperatures and ...
Budget cuts to government disaster-response and climate-monitoring programs have insurance leaders and others warning of grave consequences.
It just slows down the entire response and delays the recovery process from starting,” the previous FEMA chief said.
Funding cuts to NOAA will make accurate forecasts of storms less likely, and slashing FEMA will erode one of American's strengths — our collective power to respond to crises.