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Not liking this, unless FEMA has discretion to fund mitigations in advance of events, it's role is reactive. I thought the defensive works like levee constructi
by ggm 2y ago
Not liking this, unless FEMA has discretion to fund mitigations in advance of events, it's role is reactive. I thought the defensive works like levee construction was the army corps of engineers and the states civil construction people.
I do think defensive preparation should be done, it's almost certainly cheaper in the long run. But I'm unsure FEMA has a significant role in public education about climate change and so I can somewhat relate.
Obviously it's not being done in a benign, neutral environment. It's part of an attack on AGW as a social construct in a politically divisive time.
- basementcat 2y agoThe Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to coordinate pre-deployment of resources in advance of an imminent disaster (e.g. incoming hurricane). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Disaster_Relief_and_Emergency_Assistance_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Disaster_Relief_and_E...
- ggm 2y agoImminent. "Climate isn't weather" would be where I'd go if I was tasked with this job. But thanks for the info. Totally makes sense to pre-deploy.