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Woohoo! One of the disaster researchers worth following has bridged her account here to Mastodon from Bsky.
If you are into emergency management, the climate crisis, disasters, and how all that is being managed (or not managed), FEMA, etc., please follow Dr. Montano here:
(Author of "DISASTEROLOGY")
#disasters #EmergencyManagement #climate #climatecrisis #climateemergency #FEMA
New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US
#HackerNews #postfloodmigration #USmaps #climatechange #realestate #urbanplanning #FEMA
Woohoo! One of the disaster researchers worth following has bridged her account here to Mastodon from Bsky.
If you are into emergency management, the climate crisis, disasters, and how all that is being managed (or not managed), FEMA, etc., please follow Dr. Montano here:
(Author of "DISASTEROLOGY")
#disasters #EmergencyManagement #climate #climatecrisis #climateemergency #FEMA
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The #Trump admin has abruptly begun slashing key #FEMA staff who work on #disaster response & #recovery
On New Year’s Eve, some employees received emails saying their positions “would not be renewed” & “therefore, your services will no longer be needed” after their contracts expire in the first days of January.
#law #policy #DHS #terrorism #NaturalDisasters #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #wildfires #flooding #hurricanes
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/politics/dhs-cutting-fema-disaster-response-staff?cid=ios_app
The #Trump admin has abruptly begun slashing key #FEMA staff who work on #disaster response & #recovery
On New Year’s Eve, some employees received emails saying their positions “would not be renewed” & “therefore, your services will no longer be needed” after their contracts expire in the first days of January.
#law #policy #DHS #terrorism #NaturalDisasters #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #wildfires #flooding #hurricanes
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/politics/dhs-cutting-fema-disaster-response-staff?cid=ios_app
AG Campbell Secures Court Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cutting Billions In Disaster Preparedness Funding https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-secures-court-victory-preventing-trump-administration-from-unlawfully-cutting-billions-in-disaster-preparedness-funding
@heidilifeldman This is good to hear, but it won't help that FEMA fired or reassigned all the staff writing on BRIC projects. All the allocated funding has been 'deobligated' and returned to Treasury accounts.
The states still have staff that can manage the grants from the recipient side, but the bureaucracy to implement the program is long gone.
#FEMA #BRIC #DisasterMitigation #Infrastructure #Preparedness
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But the sudden warming in the far upper atmosphere is going to result in anything but warmth. It is causing the #PolarVortex winds to weaken, said Amy H. Butler, a meteorologist at the #NOAA, & they could even reverse.
…These warming events…can trigger the most intense “polar vortex” cold-air outbreaks in the #US.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NationalGuard
Both Butler & Lopez Lang said having accurate #forecasts for #PolarVortex events can help make 7- to 10-day forecasts better, which can be beneficial for decision-making.
…As impactful as these polar vortex events are, scientists are losing some of their eyes on this layer of the atmosphere, Lopez Lang said.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
#Satellites are crucial to observing the stratosphere & making predictions about sudden stratospheric warming events, she said, & some of that #data is blinking out as satellites age & #NOAA makes #budget & program decisions that affect the availability of current & future measurements. She cited some newly missing data from polar-orbiting satellites as an example.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #PolarVortex #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NationalGuard
#PolarVortex disruption could bring colder temperatures into December
Northern parts of the US may record colder than normal temperatures in the coming weeks, according to a three- to four-week temperature forecast.
“We can see more active & shifted storm tracks & increases in #cold air outbreaks in regions across the Northern Hemisphere,” Lopez-Lang said.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
Both Butler & Lopez Lang said having accurate #forecasts for #PolarVortex events can help make 7- to 10-day forecasts better, which can be beneficial for decision-making.
…As impactful as these polar vortex events are, scientists are losing some of their eyes on this layer of the atmosphere, Lopez Lang said.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
…Scientists are watching for colder than normal conditions to develop in the mid-latitudes—where most of the population resides—over the next month or so. Once the #PolarVortex is disrupted, it can take a month or more to recover, said Andrea Lopez Lang, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
What’s most difficult to predict is where the polar vortex will deliver its icy blast, & the temperature outlooks aren’t taking it fully into account, yet.
#PolarVortex disruption could bring colder temperatures into December
Northern parts of the US may record colder than normal temperatures in the coming weeks, according to a three- to four-week temperature forecast.
“We can see more active & shifted storm tracks & increases in #cold air outbreaks in regions across the Northern Hemisphere,” Lopez-Lang said.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
But the sudden warming in the far upper atmosphere is going to result in anything but warmth. It is causing the #PolarVortex winds to weaken, said Amy H. Butler, a meteorologist at the #NOAA, & they could even reverse.
…These warming events…can trigger the most intense “polar vortex” cold-air outbreaks in the #US.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NationalGuard
Over the next two weeks, these shifts could start to be felt in #NorthAmerica, #Europe & #Asia as the #PolarVortex weakens & tumbles south, like a spinning top that slows & wobbles off course.
One unusual feature of this event is its timing; sudden stratospheric warming events of this magnitude are almost unheard of in November, said meteorologist Judah Cohen, a research scientist at MIT.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
But the sudden warming in the far upper atmosphere is going to result in anything but warmth. It is causing the #PolarVortex winds to weaken, said Amy H. Butler, a meteorologist at the #NOAA, & they could even reverse.
…These warming events…can trigger the most intense “polar vortex” cold-air outbreaks in the #US.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NationalGuard
Think of the stratospheric #PolarVortex like a wall of wind, corralling the ultra-cold, Arctic air over the North Pole. When it weakens, cold air spills south into places like the Lower 48, Europe & Asia.
Right now, the air in the stratosphere — the layer of the atmosphere above where most #weather occurs — is warming quickly & dramatically, in a phenomenon known as a sudden stratospheric warming event.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
…Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend #weather patterns & set the stage for a cold, snowy December across the Northern Hemisphere.
It will mean a dramatic swing in weather for parts of the #US that are currently simmering in record heat….
It could also be one of the earliest significant #PolarVortex disruptions recorded since the dawn of the satellite era.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/weather/polar-vortex-cold-snowy-december-stratosphere?cid=ios_app
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Oooh, this is a good one!
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PrepTalks: Dr. Dennis Mileti "Modernizing Public Warning Messaging"
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"Just days after I sent the newsletter, a federal three-judge panel reversed the previous ruling that required Florida to cease operations at the Everglades Concentration Camp. Now, because of the government shutdown, the appeals process has come to a standstill (more detailed legal timeline here). In the midst of all this, while Florida argued that federal laws should not apply to the Camp because it was run by the state, FDEM applied for and received a $608 million grant administered by FEMA to cover the cost of the Concentration Camps. Yes, “camps” plural because FDEM has barreled on ahead with “Deportation Depot”.
I was pleased to hear from so many emergency managers (and others) about how they, too, are horrified by what is happening in Florida. My inclination that many people in our field simply did not know about FDEM being used in this way seemed to be correct. I will admit to being disappointed in how few people felt they were able to say so publicly. If you cannot speak out against concentration camps, I have to wonder what you can speak out about. We are in real trouble here."
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Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
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The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
