From the San Francisco Chronicle: What’s the best way to survive an earthquake? Protect your democracy. The authors conclusion: “The lesson for my new neighbors in the United States: corruption and the erosion of democracy aren’t simply injustices, they’re deadly.”

Back in November of 2022, I did a posting about a new report on recovery from the GAO. See: https://recoverydiva.com/2022/11/15/important-new-gao-report-on-recovery/

The challenge is to see what GAO recommended and what FEMA actually did in the new disaster recovery report now out for comment. [See previous posting on this site for access.]

The best analyses will be published on this site in the future.

FEMA is seeking comments on its new draft guide titled Achieving Equitable Recovery; a Post Disaster Guide for Local Officials. Note the guide is 111pp.

https://recovery.preventionweb.net/media/92454/download?startDownload=20250503

From the WashPost: Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts far below damage estimates, documents and insiders reveal

From the Conversation: Syria’s earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse

From the Congressional Research Service: Calculation and Use of the Disaster Relief Allowable Adjustment (3 pp).

Fron the WashPost: Years of warnings and inaction in Turkish city destroyed by earthquakes

From HSToday: How ISIS and al-Qaeda Exploit the Earthquake in Turkey to Mobilize Support. Terror propaganda invoking the natural disaster includes branding the temblor as divine punishment and calling on supporters to play a hand in recovery.

From the Wash Post, this article: Future Hurricane Risk in U.S.

“The risk of damage from hurricane winds will shift in coming decades. See the impact by Zip code. 1 in 3 Americans may face risk by mid-century as winds are projected to reach further inland, northward.”

Sorry for the delay in posting, but the Diva has had several days of downtime with this site. Hopefully, it will be back to normal soon.