I led communications at FEMA during a hurricane, and had to flee my home after a death threat

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FEMA Staffers Warned of Looming ‘Katrina-Level’ Disaster, Then Got Suspended

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Hurricane Katrina seen from above

FEMA’s Flood Maps Are Basically Lies

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Flooding Of The Guadalupe River

Trump Supporters’ Fake Stories About Harris and Walz Flood the ‘For You’ Page on X

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Donald Trump, convicted felon and traitor to the United States, poses with local media during a photo-op at a closed down McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Oct.

Hurricane Milton leaves a trail of destruction in Florida

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Flooding hit Fort Myers Beach as Hurricane Milton made landfall along Florida's west coast.

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FEMA was strapped for cash even before America's hurricane double whammy

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Debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina piled up in local waterways after Hurricane Helene on September 28.
Debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina piled up in local waterways after Hurricane Helene struck the region on September 28.

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Your phone just sounded an alarm. Don't panic.

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A photo of the emergency alert notification test expected on October 4, 2023.
Smartphones across America will receive a scheduled test of the emergency alert system on Oct. 4 at about 2:20 p.m. EST.

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My monthly mortgage went up $1,000 after my Florida home was put in a flood zone. I'd leave the state but my wife's business is here.

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Florida resident Danny Collins said rising insurance premiums are impacting him and his neighbors.

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