
The acting head of FEMA left staffers flummoxed after he appeared not to know that the United States had a hurricane season.
David Richardson, who has led the federal disaster response agency since May, seemed unaware of the peak storm period that runs between June 1 and Nov. 30. His remarks to that effect came during a Monday morning all-hands meeting, per a report from Reuters. The FEMA head's seeming ignorance comes after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a busier-than-usual hurricane season.