US Doubles Funding to Prepare for Hurricane Damage
Voice of America
Ahead of what is forecast to be an above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin, the U.S. government is doubling funding to prepare communities for such storms or other extreme weather events.
"We have to be ready when disaster strikes," President Joe Biden said on a visit to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters Monday afternoon. "Today's briefing is a critical reminder that we don't have a moment to lose in preparing for 2021," the president said at FEMA, just prior to being briefed on this year's hurricane season. Biden also noted the risks from wildfires in California and other Western states.Young women and their coach Dioguinho bring it in for a team huddle at the start of a football training session run by the Bola de Ouro social program, at the Complexo da Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 16, 2024. Agatha strikes a ball during a football training session run by the Bola de Ouro social program, at the Complexo da Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 16, 2024. Relatives watch a football training session for young women run by the Bola de Ouro social program at the Complexo da Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 16, 2024.
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