Preparedness and Communications

The Marin County Fire Department and the College of Marin will collaborate initially on designing the project, which uses a renovated building, as well as a new facility for housing firefighters and equipment.

The local EMA works year-round with the state and federal counterparts to update evacuation plans, response plans and to update the county's website with all of the most up-to-date information so the public can be informed.

“We saw the circulation starting to form, starting to show some signs of rotation as it approached Virginia Beach from the south. As it got toward the Kempsville area, it started to tighten up.”

"Severe tropical weather can have devastating impacts on communities across the state and the best way to prepare is by having a family emergency plan and kit," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said.

"What we're trying to do is make sure things are stable, protect the utilities and roadways on the other side. There's no doubt that the changing climate is accelerating things."

The Crisis Track software will allow the state’s residents to expedite damage assessment collection in the event of a presidential declaration and will promote interoperability by integrating with other systems.

In the weeks since the flooding from April 12 to April 14, residents who cannot afford home repairs or new housing have waited anxiously for the money, some of them still living in homes where mold is growing inside.

Many Americans have moved on from the pandemic, but for the millions who are immunocompromised or otherwise more vulnerable to COVID-19, reliable data remains important in assessing their safety.

Nighttime temperatures are also expected to be warmer than usual — around 40 degrees — meaning Sierra snowmelt could start to happen 24 hours a day, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said.

The system is one of the few federal initiatives that has drawn bipartisan opposition in Louisiana. Since its inception in 2021, lawmakers of both parties have demanded that FEMA explain what variables go into pricing.

The new recommendations allow an updated bivalent vaccine dose for adults 65 years and older and another dose for people with compromised immune systems, and updates the schedule for children 6 years and older.

Some Floridians did take action — they took to social media to ask why the test was scheduled for that time. Some said they got the alert even though their phone’s settings were set to disable test alerts from the government.

UW researchers focused specifically on "injury" deaths, including deaths that might not have been directly caused by overheating, including drowning, transportation accidents, violence and mental health crises.

According to FEMA, 143 households in Seminole, Orange, Osceola and Lake counties are still in housing provided by the agency’s Transitional Shelter Assistance program.

The newly built 2,300-foot-long levee along Gravel Road is not yet officially certified, but "has proven to be worth its weight in gold," City Manager Robert Wolfington told the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.