rosenagldky:the-future-now:It’s hurricane season, and the agencies that protect us from deadly storm

rosenagldky:the-future-now:It’s hurricane season, and the agencies that protect us from deadly storms don’t have leaders yetIt’s officially hurricane season along the Atlantic coast of America — but you wouldn’t necessarily know that from looking at our government. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2017’s hurricane season, which began on June 1 and ends November 30, will most likely yield a higher-than-normal frequency of big storms along the Eastern Seaboard. NOAA forecasters predict a 70% chance of up to 17 named storms and up to four major hurricanes — compared to the seasonal average of 12 named storms and three major hurricanes.But despite the warning from scientists, residents of those areas along the East Coast most susceptible to serious damage from big storms will enter 2017’s hurricane season — the time of year during which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast — without leadership of FEMA and NOAA, the government agencies instituted to protect them from environmental disasters. Read more (6/6/17)follow @the-future-nowLiterally everyday I get to see the still present damage from Hurricane Matthew from last fucking yearI gotta admit, I’m more than a bit bitter about this -- source link

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