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Climate Hurricane Cuts
FILE - Personnel from Urban Search and Rescue Utah Task Force 1 work in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn.
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As hurricane season begins, experts in storms and disasters are worried about massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to the storms. Experts are alarmed over the large-scale staff reductions, travel and training restrictions and grant cut-offs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 and is predicted to busier than average this year. Representatives of both NOAA and FEMA say the agencies are prepared.