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Record wet winter inflicted more than $210 million in damage to California parks

LOS ANGELES — California's historic wet winter inflicted at least $210 million in damage to the state's parks during storms in January and March, with a popular state beach near Santa Cruz accounting for nearly half of that damage, according to a state report submitted to federal officials.

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When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of buyouts and found the average move is only 7 miles, and race plays a role

After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans in 2021, Kirt Talamo, a fourth-generation Louisianan, decided it was time to go. He sold his flooded home, purchased his grandmother’s former house on New Orleans’ west bank, which hadn’t flooded, and moved in. It felt good to be back within its familiar walls,…

The Conversation

Canada urgently needs a FEMA-like emergency management agency

Disasters often bring politicians, policymakers, researchers and the public to the discussion table. Due to their catastrophic impacts, disasters and emergencies prompt a large array of stakeholders to focus intently on the issues at hand, providing windows of opportunity for change.

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Disaster relief caught in the supplemental spending crossfire - Roll Call

With the ink barely dry on new budget caps in the debt ceiling law, lawmakers are already tied in knots over an emergency spending package.

Roll Call

ED issues notices to Xiaomi, 2 senior executives for FEMA 'violations' to the tune of ₹5,551 crore

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it had issued show cause notices to the Indian arm of Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi, its chief financial officer and director Sameer B. Rao, former managing director Manu Kumar Jain and three foreign banks for alleged violations of the foreign exchange law…

The Hindu

10 states and scores of local governments sue FEMA over higher flood insurance rates

The states — from the Gulf Coast, the West and Midwest — along with dozens of municipalities are trying to block rate hikes under the National Flood Insurance Program.

WEKU

Louisiana, 9 other states sue US government over steep flood insurance rate increases

Louisiana and nine other states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over sharp increases in national flood insurance rates slated to be phased in over the coming years

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Insurance Information Institute: flood insurance rates will not quadruple for eastern Kentucky resid

An article in the New York Times published earlier this week predicted flood insurance rates in flood-prone areas will soon quadruple. Mark Friedlander, the Director of Corporate Communications at the Insurance Information Institute, said that will not happen ...

WEKU

HC upholds constitutional validity of Section 37A of FEMA

The High Court of Karnataka has upheld constitutional validity of Section 37A of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999, which empowers the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to seize in India assets equivalent to any foreign exchange, foreign security or any immovable property held outside India in violation of FEMA.

The Hindu

Born in a typhoon: Many, including newborns, remain without electricity as Guam recovers from storm

Reports are emerging from Guam about the damage left behind by Typhoon Mawar

The Independent UK

ED searches online gaming companies for FEMA violations

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches against foreign-registered online gaming companies and websites at 25 locations in Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh for suspected violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), involving about ₹4,000 crore.

The Hindu

Today’s Interview: NRCS buyout program underway in four eastern Kentucky counties

An interview with NRCS Kentucky State Conservationist Casey Shrader

WEKU

A typhoon just lashed Guam. What does federal relief look like for a U.S. territory?

Guam still faces dangerous winds and flash floods as the powerful storm moves away from the island. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero spoke to Morning Edition about damage so far and federal help on the way.

WEKU

CPB Names Faisal Khan Executive Director of Next Generation Warning System

Kahn will lead CPB’s work with FEMA in implementing the Next Generation Warning System grant program

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Tribune News Service

Florida flood insurance costs are about to explode. ZIP codes closest to the coast will pay the most

Events of the past year have convinced more Florida homeowners of the need to carry flood insurance.

Kiplinger

10 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Summer Weather

Hot summer weather can take a toll on your home if you're not prepared. Follow these tips to make sure you're ready for the season.

The Conversation

Federal money is coming to fix aging flood control systems – but plans all too often reflect historical patterns and not future risks

Heavy downpours and a thick snowpack in the Western mountains and Upper Midwest have put communities in several states at risk of flooding this spring – or already under water.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois House Democrats push feds to send more cash for migrants to Chicago

The members, in a letter led by Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia, said they had ‘profound disappointment’ over the relatively small grants Washington has sent to Chicago.

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‘They’re sacrificing us’: a California town feels ignored months after flood

The small, agricultural town of Planada was inundated amid a wave of intense storms this winter. Residents, many of whom are undocumented, say they have been neglected

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago, state of Illinois get $8.5 million in federal migrant grants; requested up to $191 million

The city and state each got $4,301,387.13, as migrants stream into Illinois after crossing the Mexican border in Texas and bused to Chicago by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Hindu

Byju’s brought more FDI to India than other startups, company in compliance with laws: CEO after ED raid

After ED searched Byju’s premises, CEO Raveendran Byju wrote to employees saying the company brought more FDI to India than any other startup and that the firm fully complies with all applicable foreign exchange laws.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis to request a major disaster declaration from Biden after flooding in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he will request a major disaster declaration for Broward County due to the devastating flooding last week, his office announced in a press release Saturday, the first step toward possible federal assistance for struggling residents.

Miami Herald

Fort Lauderdale floods highlight climate risks to South Florida’s airports, seaports

MIAMI — Seaports and airports are the lifeblood of South Florida’s tourism-based economy. But as the relentless rains that swamped Fort Lauderdale last week illustrated, those critical transit and supply chain hubs are vulnerable to debilitating flooding.

Tribune News Service

Migrant crisis has ‘destroyed’ NYC, Mayor Adams claims ahead of meeting with top Biden aides

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams charged Friday that New York City is getting “destroyed” by the federal government’s failure to contain the nation’s migrant crisis — a thinly-veiled broadside against President Joe Biden delivered just hours before Adams was set to meet with White House officials about the matter.

Tribune News Service

‘Something has to be done’: A week after the flood, FEMA officials confront Fort Lauderdale’s devastated neighborhoods

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Alida Augustine stepped into the front yard in a pink house dress and a hair wrap Thursday afternoon, eager to tell Broward’s mayor and the team of government officials at her doorstep about the damage to her home of 30 years.

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