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Tag: Natural Disasters

LEAKED: Acting FEMA Director’s Plan for “FEMA 2.0”

18/05/2025 - Leave a Comment

  Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 2:00pm EST, the new acting director of FEMA, David Richardson, held a “town hall” with staff. Drop Site obtained 30 minutes of leaked audio …

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How LA wildfires are making an already tough rental market even worse

23/02/2025 - Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The one-bedroom cottage with a woodsy vibe reminded Heather McAlpine of the home she lost to the brutal Los Angeles-area wildfires. But only two hours after …

How LA wildfires are making an already tough rental market even worse Read More

Calls for Big Oil to Cover LA Fire Damage as Chevron, Exxon Report Tens of Billions in 2024 Profits

02/02/202502/02/2025 - Leave a Comment

As Chevron and ExxonMobil on Friday reported tens of billions in 2024 profits, campaigners intensified their demand for Big Oil to pay for the catastrophic levels of destruction caused by recent fires …

Calls for Big Oil to Cover LA Fire Damage as Chevron, Exxon Report Tens of Billions in 2024 Profits Read More

Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power grids

10/10/2024 - Leave a Comment

By the time that Hurricane Helene made its way hundreds of miles inland on September 27, it had been downgraded to a tropical storm. But Helene remained unusually expansive and …

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Helene’s Catastrophic Potential Stokes Fear Amid Florida Insurance Crisis

27/09/2024 - Leave a Comment

Hurricane Helene continued barreling toward Florida on Thursday, highlighting the impacts of the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency, including difficulties securing insurance coverage in regions most affected by extreme weather. “The …

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Will climate change make insurance too expensive?

26/06/2024 - Leave a Comment

“Basically, if there is more damage, someone has to pay for it,” said Ernst Rauch, a climate expert with Munich Re, a major reinsurance company in Germany . Either insurance companies, the …

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‘The future is dark’: Brazilian businesses shattered by floods

15/06/2024 - Leave a Comment

Porto Alegre, Brazil – Carla Rambo moves through a room of clutter, clearing the shelves inside her office supplies store in the historic centre of Porto Alegre, the capital of the …

‘The future is dark’: Brazilian businesses shattered by floods Read More

The libertarian developer looming over West Maui’s water conflict

02/12/2023 - Leave a Comment

Just weeks after the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history ripped through the coastal town of Lāhainā, Native Hawaiian taro farmers, environmentalists, and other residents of West Maui crowded into …

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Somalia’s devastating floods have now caused food prices to rocket – leaving countless people in peril

18/11/2023 - Leave a Comment

Somalia has recently seen the worst flooding it’s had in a century. Dozens of people have been killed, and 1.6 million people have been affected. Moreover, the flooding has cut off communities …

Somalia’s devastating floods have now caused food prices to rocket – leaving countless people in peril Read More

Turkey cracks down on contractors of quake-struck buildings

17/02/2023 - Leave a Comment

Dozens of contractors were detained over the weekend in Turkey, as anger grows over the consequences of the devastating earthquakes and the government vows to take action against construction negligence …

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