From the WashPost: How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires. Plus advice to stay informed and prepared as natural disasters become more common.
Given the magnitude of the CA fire disasters, the Diva wants to be helpful to as many people as possible.On this site, she not only posts nearly daily news articles on recovery topics, but she also pays an expert to review and correct the URLs for all articles cited. Just use the Search function to research your topic of interest.
Soon to be released in hard copy and electronic versions: U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century From Disaster to Catastrophe
Note that the Diva is one of the editors. She hopes copies will be available sooner than indicated.
New report from the Congressional Research service on Disasters and the Federal Budget (3 pp)
From the HSNW: Amidst Compounding Disasters, Resilient Housing Can Anchor Communities. https://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20250103-amidst-compounding-disasters-resilient-housing-can-anchor-communities
“Back-to-back hurricanes wreaking havoc across huge swaths of the Southeast were yet another sign of the intensifying impacts of climate change. The nationwide shortage of reliable, affordable housing and the increasing tempo of extreme weather events are separate crises that overlap and magnify each other’s impacts.”
From the Congressional Research Service: Issues for Reauthorization and Reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (3 pp)
From HSNewsWire: As Trump Mulls His FEMA Pick, a Political Land Mine Awaits in Florida.
“Florida may also present Trump with one of his thorniest political challenges: FEMA is hiking insurance rates and punishing flood-prone construction in the president-elect’s favorite state.”
From the Florida Phoenix: Florida should use next six months to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season. Next year’s storms will likely be just as powerful as this year’s, but the Legislature says we can’t talk about why.
The Diva was especially interested in the group of articles titled AI: Welcome to the New Age of Discovery, in the November issue of National Geographic. Most of the articles are of general interest, but there is one titled How AI will Help Predict Natural Disasters.
Note: the video version linked above is different from the print version.
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