Wildfire Smoke is Killing Tens of Thousands of Americans Every Year

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Wildfire smoke is an emerging nationwide crisis for the United States. Supercharged by climate change, blazes are swelling into monsters that consume vast landscapes and entire towns. A growing body of evidence reveals that these conflagrations are killing far more people […]

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Wildfire Smoke is Killing Tens of Thousands of Americans Every Year – The USA Potato

LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires

ALTADENA, Calif. — ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — “DANGER: Lead Work Area” reads a sign on a front door…
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‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say

Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters

The Guardian
‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say

Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters

The Guardian
‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say

Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters

The Guardian
‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say

Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters

The Guardian

Trump Administration Makes Deep Cuts at FEMA as Climate Crisis Accelerates

An ex-FEMA official said the agency can’t do disaster response and recovery without the staff that are being laid off.

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Trump Administration Makes Deep Cuts at FEMA as Climate Crisis Accelerates – The USA Potato

Acc/to 2 sources with knowledge of the terminations, which suddenly ousted roughly 50 #CORE staff, the decision came from #FEMA’s new acting chief Karen Evans — who was elevated to the role by #DHS “leadership” after the embattled previous agency head resigned.

The notices stunned employees, who learned they would be let go within days. “Beyond cruel to be treated in such a way,” one of the workers said.

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The cuts target FEMA’s Cadre of On-Call Response and Recovery (#CORE) teams, which form the backbone of the agency’s operations during & after a #disaster, & could be just the beginning of a larger effort by [dog killer] Secy #KristiNoem & the #DHS to shrink #FEMA, potentially axing thousands of workers in the coming months who deploy during #hurricanes, #wildfires & other national #emergencies.

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