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#NaturalDisasters

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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"In a short memo sent to FEMA employees on Wednesday and obtained by CBS News, Richardson wrote, 'The 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan is hereby rescinded. The Strategic Plan contains goals and objectives that bear no connection to FEMA accomplishing its mission. This summer, a new 2026-2030 strategy will be developed. The strategy will tie directly to FEMA executing its Mission Essential Tasks.'"

cbsnews.com/news/fema-rescinds

www.cbsnews.comFEMA rescinds strategic plan less than 2 weeks before hurricane seasonOne FEMA official described the strategic plan as the agency's "organizational backbone," saying, "Without it, there are just a bunch of offices doing whatever they feel like doing."
#PublicHealth#FEMA#disaster
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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1275615/unscienti ‘Unscientific’ megaquake rumors in world’s most favorite destination spook tourists #HongKongTourists #Japan #JapanTours #MegaquakeRumors #NaturalDisasters #tours People from Hong Kong made nearly 2.7 million trips to Japan in 2024. Although it is impossible to know exactly when earthquakes will hit, fear-inducing predictions have spread widely among the city’s residents. Some false posts cite a Japanese manga comic, republi…

'Unscientific' megaquake rumors in world's most favorite destination spook tourists
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

State of California: California launches new AI-powered chatbot that provides wildfire resources in 70 languages. “The chatbot, ‘Ask CAL FIRE,’ provides quick, reliable answers to commonly asked questions using information already available on CAL FIRE’s website and helps guide users to the appropriate pages for more detailed information. It also serves as a two-way tool – providing […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/13/state-of-california-california-launches-new-ai-powered-chatbot-that-provides-wildfire-resources-in-70-languages/

#AI#aiassisted#California
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Calishat

#Korea #SouthKorea #CulturalHeritage #NaturalDisasters #wildfires

"The restoration of government-designated cultural heritage sites damaged by the wildfires that ravaged across southeastern South Korea in March is expected to cost about 48.8 billion won ($34.9 million), the Korea Heritage Service said Thursday. A joint investigation conducted by the agency and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety confirmed 36 instances of damage to cultural assets."

koreaherald.com/article/104827

The Korea Herald · Restoring cultural heritage destroyed by wildfires to cost 48.8b won - The Korea HeraldBy Yoon Min-sik
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Nonilex

The agency, which coordinates federal response to #NaturalDisasters, confirmed Hamilton was no longer serving as acting administrator. Many other senior leaders have been fired or decided to leave as FEMA faces an uncertain future.

On Tues, #DHS Secy #KristiNoem, whose agency includes #FEMA, testified before lawmakers that FEMA should be eliminated. Hamilton, appearing before #Congress on Wed, said instead that FEMA “must return to its roots,” helping state & local govts respond to disasters.

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Nonilex

#Trump’s #FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in #Disaster Areas

As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide #aid to #survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.

#ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #flood #hurricanes #tornado #wildfires #NaturalDisasters
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