From the WashPost: Atmospheric river slams California, prompting widespread warnings
“On Sunday afternoon and evening, 50 to 80 mph winds downed trees onto homes, cars and power lines in the Bay Area and Central Coasts; in the Sierra Nevada some gusts topped 100 mph. Over 900,000 customers in the state were without power around 7 p.m. Sunday local time and officials urged residents to only travel for essential reasons. Winds were blasting the Bay Area and gusted to 77 mph at San Francisco International Airport late in the afternoon.”

From the Union of Concerned Scientists: FEMA and HUD Budgets are Vital for Disaster and Climate Preparedness

Last year’s record-breaking disasters—including hurricanes, wildfires and floods—were a reminder of how climate change and faulty development policies are colliding to create dangerous and costly outcomes for the American public. While much attention is focused on post-disaster recovery, we need to invest much more in preparing for disasters before they happen. The good news is that the omnibus budget deal recently passed by Congress appropriated significant funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help foster community resilience, in many cases undoing steep cuts that had been proposed by the Trump administration.