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Nonilex<p>By Tuesday evening, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a> office of the administrator had sent several people letters informing them that effectively immediately, they were on an administrative leave, operating “in a non-duty status while continuing to receive pay &amp; benefits.”</p><p>Last month, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin also put nearly 140 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> employees on leave after they sent their own letter of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicDisservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDisservice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin placed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a> employees on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> about the agency’s leadership….<br>
About 180 current &amp; former FEMA staffers sent a letter on Monday to members of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> &amp; other officials, arguing the current leaders’ inexperience &amp; approach harms FEMA’s mission &amp; could result in a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disaster</span></a> on the level of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HurricaneKatrina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneKatrina</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicDisservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDisservice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a></p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>“This is going to be a bloodbath if something isn’t changed,” said Levine, a Republican who once led Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ health care transition team. “The issue isn’t just about Unicoi and whether it reopens, it will be about how many hospitals we can even keep open.”</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/22/54-survivors-a-flooded-hospital-and-trumps-political-bloodbath-00518507" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/08/22/5</span><span class="invisible">4-survivors-a-flooded-hospital-and-trumps-political-bloodbath-00518507</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuralHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tennessee</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Portugal suffers new wildfire death as Spain beats back blazes | National <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1322011/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1322011/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/afp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>afp</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CastileAndLe%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CastileAndLeón</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EarthSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarthSciences</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/firefighter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefighter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fires</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hazards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hazards</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HeatWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeatWave</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalHazards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalHazards</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PhysicalGeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhysicalGeography</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a></p>
The USA Potato<p><strong>Texas Flood Relief Took a Back Seat to Trump’s Redistricting Demands: “It’s a travesty.”</strong></p> <p>This story was originally published by&nbsp;Grist&nbsp;and&nbsp;is reproduced here as part of the&nbsp;Climate Desk&nbsp;collaboration. In early July, flash floods along the Guadalupe River killed 138 people and caused an estimated&nbsp;$1.1 billion in damage, making it one of the&nbsp;deadliest natural disasters in Texas history. But just a week later, Texas found itself whiplashed into another crisis altogether: […]</p> <p><a href="https://murica.website/2025/08/texas-flood-relief-took-a-back-seat-to-trumps-redistricting-demands-its-a-travesty/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">murica.website/2025/08/texas-f</span><span class="invisible">lood-relief-took-a-back-seat-to-trumps-redistricting-demands-its-a-travesty/</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans almost exactly 20 years ago, killing nearly 1,400 people, leaving thousands in horrific, terrifying conditions and doing more than $100 billion in damage. "While there were many unsung heroes during Katrina, the tragic missteps and missed opportunities at all levels of government emergency management are what no emergency manager ever wants to repeat," writes Eric Kevin Stern, a professor of political science in the Department of Emergency Management at the University of Albany. Here's his story for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUS</span></a></span> on three lessons that should have been learned.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/Yxq23b" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/Yxq23b</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HurricaneKatrina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneKatrina</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CrisisManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrisisManagement</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/EmergencyManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyManagement</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1354552/japan-trials-giant-robot-hand-to-scoop-buried-items-at-quake-sites/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1354552/japan-tri</span><span class="invisible">als-giant-robot-hand-to-scoop-buried-items-at-quake-sites/</span></a> Japan trials giant robot hand to scoop buried items at quake sites <a href="https://channels.im/tags/3DPrintedRobots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrintedRobots</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AIRobotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIRobotics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ETHZurich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETHZurich</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/RobotExcavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RobotExcavator</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/RobotHand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RobotHand</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> Researchers in Japan and Switzerland have revealed a giant robotic hand that could transform how communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters. Built through a collaboration between Kumagai Gumi, Tsukuba University, Nara Institute of Science and T</p>
Bytes Europe<p>Spain’s deadly wildfires nearly contained, civil protection chief reports <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1312567/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1312567/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpainWildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWildfires</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2352302/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2352302/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Spain’s deadly wildfires nearly contained, civil protection chief reports <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpainWildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWildfires</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a></p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>"Most of the nation's drug manufacturing plants reside in the path of hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters, posing risks to the supply chain, a national assessment indicated."</p><p><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/environmentalhealth/117087" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medpagetoday.com/publichealthp</span><span class="invisible">olicy/environmentalhealth/117087</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SupplyChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChain</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Is Switzerland’s natural disaster insurance a model for the world? <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1306953/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1306953/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/alps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alps</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BeatClimateAdaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeatClimateAdaptation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BeatClimateSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeatClimateSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExplainItToMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExplainItToMe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/flood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flood</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/multi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2336772/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2336772/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Pope offers prayers for flood victims in Pakistan, Nepal, and India <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/angelus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>angelus</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/appeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appeal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/N%C3%A9pal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Népal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PopeLeoXIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopeLeoXIV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>