This is what they call them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Category_4_Atlantic_hurricanes
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
Sry forgot the /s
This is what they call them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Category_4_Atlantic_hurricanes
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
Class 3 ROFL. Maybe he can learn the Saffir Simpson scale and get back with us.
Sry forgot the /s
President Bush appointed Michael D. Brown as FEMA's director in January 2003. Brown warned in September 2003 that FEMA's absorption into DHS would make a mockery of FEMA's new motto, "A Nation Prepared", and would "fundamentally sever FEMA from its core functions", "shatter agency morale" and "break longstanding, effective and tested relationships with states and first responder stakeholders". The inevitable result of the reorganization of 2003, warned Brown, would be "an ineffective and uncoordinated response" to a terrorist attack or a natural disaster.
I don't think it matters much what Trump does or doesn't do with respect to the Hurricane. It will still be blasted in the media as wrong, incorrect, not enough or too late...
Meh.
I don't think it matters much what Trump does or doesn't do with respect to the Hurricane. It will still be blasted in the media as wrong, incorrect, not enough or too late...
Meh.
Well if you want to talk NAFTA... I've been very critical of trade deal(s) in the past. Trump has a solid point that "free trade" comes with disadvantages, and our current social safety nets are not capable of handling the loss in labor value. Our people suffer as jobs are exported.
However, there are some benefits. If we deploy an economic model that can cope with the disadvantages of lost labor (Basic Income) then we can reap the benefits of a global economy and should work to strengthen those deals. Our people are hurt and looking for protectionism to save them. My estimate is protectionism will only hurt us economically. We need to steer far away from Trumpism and embrace an alternative (real) solution.
Well if you want to talk NAFTA... I've been very critical of trade deal(s) in the past. Trump has a solid point that "free trade" comes with disadvantages, and our current social safety nets are not capable of handling the loss in labor value. Our people suffer as jobs are exported.
However, there are some benefits. If we deploy an economic model that can cope with the disadvantages of lost labor (Basic Income) then we can reap the benefits of a global economy and should work to strengthen those deals. Our people are hurt and looking for protectionism to save them. My estimate is protectionism will only hurt us economically. We need to steer far away from Trumpism and embrace aalternativereal solution.
The preparation for this storm was very poor. It was grossly underestimated.I wonder what FEMA's plan of action is to help people in floodwaters? They needed to have one and the foresight to deploy those resources within 3-5 days notice. Lots of stranded people to rescue in Texas this week.
The preparation for this storm was very poor. It was grossly underestimated.
I dunno. I'm not prepared to blame anybody at this point. I think people are just trying to do their jobs as best they can. Stuff like this is really FEMA's core mission & I hope they have the resources to handle it well. If they don't, their capabilities need to be improved.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order revoking the establishment of a federal flood risk management standard.
The order, signed on Tuesday, revokes an executive order signed by President Barack Obama on Jan. 30, 2015, to establish the standard and a stakeholder input process.
The Obama executive order stated: “It is the policy of the United States to improve the resilience of communities and federal assets against the impacts of flooding. These impacts are anticipated to increase over time due to the effects of climate change and other threats. Losses caused by flooding affect the environment, our economic prosperity and public health and safety, each of which affects our national security.”