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FEMA has been criticized for its increasing focus on immigration and diversity, equity and inclusion policies, while its response to recent hurricanes has also come under scrutiny. [emphasis, links added] Many Americans believe that FEMA is only focused on helping respond to disasters, but a closer look at FEMA's recent internal documents, spending, and public actions reveals: FEMA has expanded its focus to address the flow of immigrants into the United States and has sought to increase DEI initiatives on gender, sexual orientation, and race. FEMA's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan is an overarching document that agencies have developed to outline priorities.…
Doomsayers immediately saw the devastation caused by hurricanes Helen and Milton as “evidence” of climate change. [emphasis, links added] It's the latest example of an increasingly common phenomenon: attribution to individual weather events— Flooding in Vermont, heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, cold snaps in Texas and many others —climate change. Linking individual weather events that have occurred since ancient times to long-term changes in climate has given rise to a new academic field called attribution science. However, since it is impossible to prove that a specific weather event is the result of human-caused climate change, it is impossible to…
From the Daily Skeptic Chris Morrison A group of net zero enthusiasts led by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) have proposed a radical new plan to reduce international air travel from Europe to a minimum over the next few years. The impact of proposed huge fees under a “frequent flyer tax” could quickly destroy large parts of the international air transport industry. A portion of the funds raised, or as the case may be, will be sent abroad as “climate aid” to less developed countries forced into poverty by mandated restrictions on the use of hydrocarbons. Needless to say, this…
Originally published on the 19th On Labor Day 2022, Amy Dishion received a phone call that changed her life: Her husband had died of heatstroke. “My whole life fell apart,” Desian said. “I lost my best friend and the father of my children.” They moved to Phoenix as her husband, Evan, pursued residency training in neurology. Just a few months ago, Dishian gave birth to their daughter, Chloe. Their lives as a young family were gradually falling into place until that fateful morning in September when Evan, then 32, set out for a hike with a few of his friends.…
Producing solar energy on a farm often means covering fields with panels. But now some companies make solar panels that stand vertically so they take up less space and can more easily blend into pastures or farmland. Biernath: “You can still work on the land, and it's not just a solar farm and that's it.” Helge Biernath is the CEO of Sunstall, which makes a vertical solar system called Sunzaun. At a California winery, the Sunzaun solar system winds among rows of grapevines. Rutgers University is testing the use of Sunzaun panels on cattle ranches. The panels can double as…
From the Daily Caller Irving KlinskyContributor An audit report released by Oxfam International on Thursday showed that as much as $41 billion in World Bank funds allocated to climate causes went unaccounted for between 2017 and 2023 due to poor accounting standards. Oxfam's investigation found that this huge amount of money accounted for almost 40% of the climate finance disbursed by the World Bank over a seven-year period, while World Bank data failed to show the recipients of the money and what it was used for. (Related: Biden's World Bank president pledges to 'do all we can' to fight climate…
From Manhattan Contrarian Francis Menton In New York, we have our own unique and special acronym for how we’re going to make the future a zero-emission grid dominated by wind and solar power. The acronym is DEFR – “Dispatchable Emission-Free Resources”. When the sun goes down and the wind dies down in the middle of winter, we crank up the DEFR to keep us warm and comfortable. Of course, there are zero carbon emissions because DEFR is, by definition, “zero emissions.” Unfortunately, no one knows exactly what this DEFR is. There are only a few options. Nuclear energy works, but…
Hurricane Oscar shocked forecasters on Saturday by transforming from a tropical disturbance to a hurricane in just 12 hours in just 12 hours. Oscar passed over Great Inagua, Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds around 5:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, October 20, and then with the same intensity at 5:50 p.m. ET on Sunday. Attack northeastern Cuba. Tropical Storm Nadine made landfall near Belize City, Belize, on Saturday, October 19, with sustained winds of 60 mph. Oscar is the third named storm to hit a Caribbean island in 2024. On July 1, Hurricane Beryl struck Carriacou,…
Agriculture in several mountain counties was severely affected by flooding from Hurricane Helene.In the weeks after Helen, the WNC Regional Livestock Center in Canton, North Carolina, was filled with supplies instead of cattle. Farmers in the area said they lost dozens of cattle and much of their land.Annie Ager and Addie Lalumondier run Hickory Nut Gap Farms, a nonprofit in Fairview, North Carolina organize.”We get hay from local people, and then some of them lose it because of bad weather,” Adger said.The pair said while their barn was not damaged, nothing else was.”Other areas of the farm were severely damaged…
not many people know Paul Homewood Not only is this bullshit, it’s deceptive bullshit! Officials have called the deadly rains and flooding caused by Hurricane Helene “biblical” and “generational.” But weather forecasters use another term: “once in a thousand years.” Helen was actually the second thousand-year storm to hit North Carolina in as many days. Less than two weeks before Helen made landfall, an unnamed tropical storm brought once-in-1,000-year rainfall to communities on the other side of the state, flooding homes along the coast. The idea of two such rainfall events occurring back-to-back may seem confusing. After all, it sounds…