Posted on 06/01/2025 9:43:37 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to hurricanes.
Experts are alarmed over the large-scale staff reductions, travel and training restrictions and grant cut-offs since President Donald Trump took office at both the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which prepares for and responds to hurricanes, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which tracks and forecasts them.
“My nightmare is a major catastrophic storm hitting an area that is reeling from the impact of all of this nonsense from the Trump administration and people will die. And that could happen in Florida, that could happen in Texas, that could happen in South Carolina,” said Susan Cutter, the director of the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute at the University of South Carolina.
Representatives of both NOAA and FEMA say the agencies are prepared.
What’s happening reminds former FEMA Director Craig Fugate of 2005, the year Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana and exposed inexperienced and poorly prepared governments at all levels, especially the then-FEMA chief who came from a horse-rearing association. Fugate said he’s especially worried about top experienced disaster people leaving FEMA.
FEMA has also cut disaster resilience programs. Making areas more survivable saves up to $13 for every dollar spent, said Lori Peek, director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado.
The federal government promises to be ready for hurricane season, which runs through November.
“FEMA is shifting from bloated DC-centric dead weight to a lean, deployable disaster force that empowers state actors to provide relief for their citizens,” Associate FEMA Administrator Geoff Harbaugh said in a email. “FEMA is fully activated in preparation for hurricane season.”
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3.26 years now? I think ‘unprecedented’ really is ‘unreported’. Huh?
According to SETH BORENSTEIN AND GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA and The Associated Press, we need bloated, oppressive, coercive, unconstitutional gov’t to deal with the weather and hurricanes.
FUGEDDABOUDDDITTT!
And this worry is because they did such a great job giving disaster money to illegals last year???
I have a new name for American Pravda: The Chicken Little Press. Every article seems to demean the US or warn of impending disaster because of Trump. The sky has yet to fall despite its interminable acuusations of guilt and hatred.
There’s fear that money might be given out willy-nilly, without regard to which political party the aid recipient supports.
You mean the same federal agencies that ignored NC last year? The same ones that wouldn’t help people suspected of being MAGA? Those federal agencies?
You mean the same federal agencies that ignored NC last year? The same ones that wouldn’t help people suspected of being MAGA? Those federal agencies?
AP is parody at this point.
I live in 33523, Central Florida. I don’t need no stinkin’ agency telling me what to do. Survived 90 mph Milton fine.
Another hurricane season that will surely be the ‘worst’ ever... LOL.
Fear Mongering, Thy Name is Media.
Susan Cutter, were you worried when fema was spending all the disaster relief money on the democrats invasion of illegal aliens?
I am in St. Thomas at the moment, and, true or not, this is what they are talking about here.
There are apparently already AI weather models.
Ah, the RAT meme O’the month...various corrupt, inept, and out-of-control gubmit agencey minions are “worried” about (fill in the blank). Those clowns are in the gubmit because they know that the only worry they’ll have is to have their stupidity exposed.
“Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins”
If i remember correctly I just read somewhere that 5,000 scientific experts have signed a petition protesting against the increased numbers of hurricanes this season that will result from President Trump cutting funds to Federal agencies.
Say it ain’t so, ST!
Post of the Week™, and it's only Sunday. You can't spell "parody" without AP.
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