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<p>Helene’s Unheard Warnings<br>—</p><p>As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-evacuation-warnings-yancey-county-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-evacuation-warnings-yancey-county-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hur</span><span class="invisible">ricane-helene-evacuation-warnings-yancey-county-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/nws/" rel="tag">#NWS</a> <a href="/tags/noaa/" rel="tag">#NOAA</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a></p>

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<p>States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up<br>—</p><p>Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fema-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fema-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fem</span><span class="invisible">a-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

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<p>Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene<br>—</p><p>Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-evacuations-hurricane-helene?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-evacuations-hurricane-helene?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-flooding-evacuations-hurricane-helene?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/texasfloods/" rel="tag">#TexasFloods</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/tx/" rel="tag">#TX</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/flood/" rel="tag">#Flood</a></p>

<p>In the five years since Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to guard against destructive flooding, at least 90 local governments turned down tens of millions of dollars in grants and loans.</p><p>That money went unused for years.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kerr-county-state-grants-flood-warning-system?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kerr-county-state-grants-flood-warning-system?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ker</span><span class="invisible">r-county-state-grants-flood-warning-system?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/floods/" rel="tag">#Floods</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a></p>

<p>Oregon Struggles to Land Federal Counterterrorism Money as Trump Orders Troops to Stop “Terrorists” Hindering ICE<br>---</p><p>Oregon could lose nearly $18 million worth of terrorism prevention and emergency funding. In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/portland-trump-dhs-terrorism-prevention-grant?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/portland-trump-dhs-terrorism-prevention-grant?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/por</span><span class="invisible">tland-trump-dhs-terrorism-prevention-grant?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#Oregon</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#Terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a></p>

<p>Over the years, Texas legislators have declined to pass at least three bills that would create siren or alert systems, a tool that Kerr County officials tried to secure for years before the July 4 flooding.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-inaction-state-legislature?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-inaction-state-legislature?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-flooding-inaction-state-legislature?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/kerrcounty/" rel="tag">#KerrCounty</a> <a href="/tags/flood/" rel="tag">#Flood</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a></p>

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<p>What Emergency Managers Say They Need More Than Ever<br>---</p><p>We heard from more than 40 current and former emergency managers in 11 states about what they need to prepare for the next disaster — and what they aren’t getting.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/emergency-managers-united-states-resource-needs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/emergency-managers-united-states-resource-needs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/eme</span><span class="invisible">rgency-managers-united-states-resource-needs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a> <a href="/tags/resources/" rel="tag">#Resources</a> <a href="/tags/tornado/" rel="tag">#Tornado</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a></p>

<p>Across hundreds of Alaskan communities, public schools are often the safest buildings where people can take shelter during disasters.</p><p>After decades of state neglect, however, some have become emergencies themselves.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-schools-emergency-shelter-neglect-typhoon-halong?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-schools-emergency-shelter-neglect-typhoon-halong?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ala</span><span class="invisible">ska-public-schools-emergency-shelter-neglect-typhoon-halong?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a></p>

<p>Fascinating <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#documentary</a> on the <a href="/tags/challenger/" rel="tag">#Challenger</a> space shuttle <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#disaster</a>. Apparently <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#NASA</a> withheld quite a bit of <a href="/tags/information/" rel="tag">#information</a> from the <a href="/tags/public/" rel="tag">#public</a> for decades.</p><p>While it was true the rubber O rings failed due to subfreezing temperatures, NASA ignored engineers warnings and proceeded with the launch. What isn&#x27;t true is the <a href="/tags/astronauts/" rel="tag">#astronauts</a> vaporizing due to the <a href="/tags/explosion/" rel="tag">#explosion</a>. Withheld <a href="/tags/evidence/" rel="tag">#evidence</a> showed not only were they aware, they activated <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#emergency</a> air tanks and were passengers trapped in a cabin on a <a href="/tags/terrifying/" rel="tag">#terrifying</a> high speed freefall which slammed into the ocean.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwDA9euytQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwDA9euytQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwDA9</span><span class="invisible">euytQ</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/launch/" rel="tag">#launch</a> <a href="/tags/failure/" rel="tag">#failure</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/investigation/" rel="tag">#investigation</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/wow/" rel="tag">#wow</a></p>