FEMA has $20 billion in disaster funding. Extreme weather means that isn’t nearly enough
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We’re spending way more than we realize on disasters. If we knew the true cost, we might spend more on making communities resilient.
Thirteen days after Hurricane Helene hit Florida and left a trail of destruction across multiple states, Hurricane Milton might be even worse. With an ultra-hot Gulf of Mexico, another major storm could follow that. On the West Coast, record heat in California is raising the risk of wildfires this month.