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Hurricane Dorian September 3, 2019

Sen. Rick Scott urges Floridians to evacuate as Hurricane Dorian approaches

Sen. Rick Scott warned Floridians of the possibility of an unpredictable storm as Hurricane Dorian rages on a path to sweep Florida.

Hurricane Dorian August 30, 2019

Florida urged to plan for 7 days without power as Hurricane Dorian approaches

Gov. Ron DeSantis urged Floridians to 鈥渕ake preparations" for a seven-day power outage after issuing a state of emergency for all 67 counties as Hurricane Dorian gains strength on its path toward聽Florida.聽

Mississippi May 23, 2019

Financial future of Mississippi Delta uncertain after rampant floods

Life as most people know it has come to a slow halt in the Mississippi Delta. More than 500,000 acres of land, according to the Mississippi Levee Board, has been covered by backwater floods that can鈥檛 seem to escape.

OPINION May 23, 2019

Dr. Daniel Kaniewski: Strengthening our nation鈥檚 resilience for disasters is one of FEMA's top priorities

On the cusp of the 2019 hurricane season and in the wake of two busy hurricane seasons, strengthening the nation鈥檚 resilience for disasters is a top FEMA priority.

FEMA March 23, 2019

FEMA exposed sensitive private data of 2.3M survivors of 2017 hurricanes, wildfires

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) potentially exposed millions of people to identity theft and fraud after wrongly sharing sensitive personal information of survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires with a contractor.

POLITICS February 13, 2019

FEMA Administrator Brock Long announces resignation

Brock Long, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), announced Thursday that he was resigning from his position, saying "it is time for me to go home to my family."

California November 10, 2018

Trump threatens to withhold California fire aid, citing state's 'gross mismanagement' of forests

President Donald Trump on Friday approved California鈥檚 request for an emergency declaration, ordering federal assistance to help local responders in the midst of three wildfires across the state.

White House October 15, 2018

Trump tours hurricane-battered Florida and Georgia, praises recovery efforts

President Trump and the first lady arrived in the Florida Panhandle on Monday morning to tour areas of the Sunshine State and Georgia that were devastated by Hurricane Michael last week.

Hurricane Florence September 17, 2018

A weakened Florence continues destructive path to northeast

A weakening Florence is expected to drop at least about 6 inches of rain over parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England over the next few days 鈥� raising fears that the heavily saturated waterways in the region will trigger flash floods.

FEMA September 16, 2018

Florence is going to be 'a long, frustrating recovery,' FEMA director says

Federal officials and lawmakers on Sunday said that while they are well prepared for the disaster relief efforts as the damaging winds and rains from Tropical Depression Florence continue to batter the Eastern Seaboard, the long-term impact of the storm is still yet to be determined.

Hurricanes - Typhoons September 16, 2018

FEMA director says there's 'difference between direct deaths and indirect deaths' in Puerto Rico, following Trump remarks

Speaking to Chris Wallace on 鈥�91爆料 Sunday,鈥� FEMA chief Brock Long said that the agency itself does not conduct a count of how many people die because of the storm, but added that it鈥檚 hard to make an accurate judgment of how many people were actually killed by Hurricane Maria.