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A Loss and Damage Fund Is Taking Shape at COP Climate Talks
The U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan has cleared the way for aid to flow when lower-income countries are hit.Business - The New York Times - November 18 -
Biden to send Congress an emergency funding bill for disaster relief
The bill will be put forth "in the coming days," a White House official said. The bill is meant to address funding shortages reported after a brutal storm season.Top stories - ABC News - November 18 -
Biden to send disaster relief funding package to Congress in coming days
President Biden will send Congress an extensive emergency funding request in the coming days, the White House said Monday, as administration officials called on Congress to approve more money ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Anatomy of a franchise-killing decision: The day the Giants chose Daniel Jones over Saquon Barkley
The decision to offer Daniel Jones a contract and not Saquon Barkley has set the Giants back years.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 18 -
White House asks Congress for $100B in aid for hurricanes, other disasters
Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few weeks finalizing a bipartisan bill that fulfills at least some of that request.Politics - Politico - November 18 -
Biden Asks Congress for Nearly $100 Billion in Disaster Aid
The president said the aid was “urgently needed” as emergency programs face funding shortfalls amid the devastation after Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a string of other natural disasters.Top stories - The New York Times - November 18 -
Watch live: House Oversight Committee looks into FEMA disaster response
The House Oversight Committee will take a deeper look into the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response and recovery efforts following damage left by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
People on breathing machines struggle without power after weather disasters
Extreme weather is making power outages longer and more frequent across the U.S. People with health conditions who depend on medical devices powered by electricity are particularly vulnerableHealth - ABC News - 6 days ago -
‘Disaster is about caring. I’m not selfish any more’ – This is climate breakdown
We are used to seasonal droughts in the Karoo. But this did not stop. This is Sybil’s story. Location Sutherland, South Africa. Disaster Southern Africa drought, 2015-2023. Isabella Visagie, ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Biden officials, Republicans point fingers over exhausted disaster loans program
A blame game between the Biden administration and GOP lawmakers is underway after a key disaster loan program saw its funds run out in the middle of a destructive hurricane season. The Biden ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Bipartisan senators press leadership for disaster aid vote next week
A bipartisan group of senators are pushing leadership for swift action on disaster relief as officials warn of dwindling funds. In a letter to leaders on Tuesday, senators from North Carolina, ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Disaster relief advocate calls for 'urgency' in Congress over tax relief legislation
With just a few weeks remaining in the current session of Congress, After the Fire USA CEO Jennifer Gray Thompson joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss why it’s so critical for the Senate to pass ...Politics - NBC News - 7 hours ago -
TEPCO ex-chair at time of Fukushima nuclear disaster dies at 84 while on trial over responsibility
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' former chairperson, who led the emergency response after a meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and was accused of being responsible for failing to ...Tech - ABC News - October 31 -
It’s not just Democrats who fear a Trump victory – it would be a disaster for Europe too | Natalie Tocci
The Republican candidate poses the biggest threat to the continent. But we’re also not prepared for a Kamala Harris win. I’ve just returned from Washington DC, where the level of anxiety about the ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
TEPCO ex-chair at time of Fukushima nuclear disaster dies at 84 while on trial
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' former chairperson, who led the emergency response after a meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and was accused of being responsible for failing to ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
How Herb Jones and CJ McCollum's extended absences could spell disaster for injury-riddled Pelicans
New Orleans has been hit with the injury bug early and often this seasonSports - CBS Sports - November 1 -
Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency says 9 dead in volcanic eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki
Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency says 9 dead in volcanic eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki LakiWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again
A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ...Tech - ABC News - November 4 -
FEMA employee fired after advising disaster relief team not to visit homes with pro-Trump signs
A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee was fired after advising a survivor assistance team not to visit homes with yard signs that support President-elect Donald Trump during Hurricane ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10 -
Cowboys' Cooper Rush joins Peyton Manning on this list of rare performances after disaster vs. Eagles
Rush wasn't the idealized version of game manager Mike McCarthy waxed poetic about during the weekSports - CBS Sports - November 11 -
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Spain’s royals return to flood disaster zone for 1st time since being pelted by mud
Spain’s royal couple has returned to the area devastated by last month’s catastrophic flooding for the first time since enraged survivors pelted them and top elected officials with mud on their ...World - ABC News - November 19 -
Britain’s 'mini-budget' disaster should serve as a warning to the U.S., bond strategists say
Fears are mounting that the U.S. could soon experience its own version of Britain's "mini-budget" crisis.Business - CNBC - November 21 -
In Wales, we’re one more flood away from another disaster like Aberfan | Aaron Thierry
It is only a matter of time before a mountainside is brought down. We need climate adaptation help – and we need it now. Aaron Thierry is an Earth-system scientist and environmental campaigner ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Thirty-five million Africans driven from homes by war and climate disasters – report
Data shows a threefold increase in internal displacement across the African continent since 2009, with flooding and drought posing a growing threat. Wars and climate disasters have driven a ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
PSG on verge of Champions League disaster: What must Luis Enrique's men do after loss at Bayern Munich?
Four points is not nearly enough so far as the French giants look to fix their formSports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago
