Natural disasters will likely become more numerous and severe as climate change worsens over the next few decades. Do benefit leaders need to be ready with a solution right now?
According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, the number of natural disasters with damages exceeding a billion dollars rose from an average of three per year to over 17 in the last 40 years. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has cut staff and grants at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is responsible for helping communities prepare and recover from natural and manmade catastrophes. President Trump has specifically targeted blue states, with 19 claiming they have not received millions of dollars earmarked in at least 215 FEMA grants.
