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Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows

Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is expected to continue. These events have led to human and ...
Los Angeles Times

Should FEMA recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as ‘major disasters’?

The nation’s top emergency response agency has long been a lifeline for cities and states struggling with disaster. When hurricanes strike, earthquakes rattle, and tornadoes carve paths of destruction ...
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Intensifying Pace and Severity of Extreme Events Increases Risks of Compounding Disasters and Demands Rethinking of U.S. Emergency Management, Says New Report

WASHINGTON ― There is an urgent need to reimagine disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery strategies in the U.S., as intensifying climate and weather hazards cause successive and compounding ...
KPBS

Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?

The massive heat dome that struck the Pacific Northwest in 2021 paralyzed the region. Emergency departments were overwhelmed. Roads buckled in the heat. Hundreds of people died. That same year, ...
NBC Los Angeles

Extreme weather can whip up anxiety. Here's how having a safety plan can help

Extreme weather events can cause anxiety that lasts even after they're over. But mental health experts say there are ways to reduce that stress.
Yahoo

Lawmakers introduce bill to classify extreme heat as a disaster

There have been 27 major disaster declarations issued by President Trump so far in 2025. The disasters range in size and scope, from the L.A. wildfires to Midwest tornadoes and the Texas flooding as ...
CNN

Disasters and extreme weather are making America’s homes even more unaffordable

Grass fires aren’t out of the ordinary here in the high desert foothills, so Allison Bequette wasn’t terribly surprised when one forced her and other drivers on a detour. What was striking to her, ...
KCCI Des Moines

NOAA will stop tracking costs of extreme weather disasters

TWO DOZEN OTHER TRADE PARTNERS. WELL, NEW AT SIX. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION WILL NO LONGER TRACK THE COST OF EXTREME WEATHER DISASTERS. THE FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS IT IS RETIRING ...
PBS

Inland counties top disaster list as extreme weather becomes more frequent

Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded. It was the ...
AOL

Should FEMA recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters'?

The sun is partially obscured by smoke as a firefighting helicopter prepares to make a water drop on the Alisal fire near Goleta in October 2021. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) The nation's top ...