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US hurricanes and aftermath carry urgent lessons for the world
It’s yet another wake-up call, highlighting just how unprepared we are for the growing onslaught of supercharged weather events.
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Waves crashing along St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct 9.
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The back-to-back disasters of hurricanes Helene and Milton should have been an opportunity for the US to showcase its ability to respond to the increasingly costly and deadly effects of climate change.
Instead, the government’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) is struggling with staff shortages and a dwindling budget, its resources stretched by a series of other disasters in 2024 and a looming funding crunch.
