FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods

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By Jake BittleJul 10, 2024, 5:00 am935 ptsInteresting
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency spends millions of dollars to help rebuild schools and hospitals after a hurricane, it tries to make the community more resilient than it was before the storm. If the agency pays to rebuild a school or a town hall, for example, it might elevate the building above the…

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