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US faces compound disasters amid FEMA funding cuts

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The United States is currently facing a convergence of multiple extreme weather events, including widespread flooding, intense heatwaves, and smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing the skies. Experts are labeling these simultaneous disasters as "compound events," which are becoming more probable due to climate change. Compounding these challenges, recent cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Trump administration have reduced federal resources, placing greater pressure on state and local governments to manage these escalating crises. AI

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US faces compound disasters amid FEMA funding cuts

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    US confronts floods, heatwaves, smoky skies all at once amid Trump aid cuts

    Across the US this week, different disasters – from Canadian wildfire smoke darkening the skies in the Midwest and northeast to extreme heat along the east coast to catastrophic flooding in Texas – are disrupting daily life and putting people’s health at risk. When multiple weath…

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