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William Lindsey :toad:"In a televised Cabinet meeting on Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she planned to 'eliminate FEMA,' the Federal Emergency Management Agency that responds to national emergencies like hurricanes."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalGovernment</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dictatorship</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Yarvin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yarvin</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FEMA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KristiNoem</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a> /4

Nonilex~400 people were fired in recent days from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/humanitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humanitarian</a> assistance positions…. ~200 of those were contractors for the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, …& another 200 were part of a unit called the Support Relief Group, a collection of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crisis</a> experts who helped the bureau in responding quickly to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a> & armed conflicts. Now only about a dozen people remain in that group.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAID</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassFirings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MassFirings</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geopolitics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoftPower</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeignPolicy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheCrueltyIsThePoint</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassFirings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MassFirings</a> started over Presidents’ Day weekend, part of what federal employees in text groups & online forums called the “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StValentinesDayMassacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StValentinesDayMassacre</a>,” which has created <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chaos</a> across the federal govt. Supervisors warned their workers to quickly pull their documents off websites & email them to personal accounts so they’d have copies….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FEMA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeWeather</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FEMA</a> is losing scores of employees it will slow <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disaster</a> response.Hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees were fired as part of a wave of terminations of federal workers over the holiday weekend & Tues…. The cuts, which come in addition to >200 who were fired last week, target probationary & contract employees & will affect people across the country who are struggling to rebuild & prepare for disasters.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeWeather</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/18/fema-layoffs-disaster-response/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/18/fema-layoffs-disaster-response/</a>

Impish4249<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mttaggart</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/@thegibson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thegibson</a> Agreed, there are plenty of options for self hosting something relatively simple either at home or through a service, in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> mostly likely, that will manage a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NextCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NextCloud</a> instance for you.Something as simple as an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OTG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OTG</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USB</a> stick could suffice though the careful person in me likes the idea of something geographically distant. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildfires</a>, etc won't hack our data but they sure can destroy it.

The Conversation U.S.Tracking how residents respond to wildfire evacuations helps emergency crews identify potential bottlenecks and areas needing faster notification or more assistance. A natural hazards expert breaks it down: <a href="https://theconversation.com/disaster-evacuations-can-take-much-longer-than-people-expect-computer-simulations-could-help-save-lives-and-avoid-chaos-247668" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/disaster-evacuations-can-take-much-longer-than-people-expect-computer-simulations-could-help-save-lives-and-avoid-chaos-247668</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LAfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LAfires</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/naturaldisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturaldisasters</a>

earthlingWhen the Earth Shakes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis by Simon Winchester, 2015 It’s a gripping story about what happens when our seemingly unmovable planet shakes, explodes, and floods—all richly illustrated with fascinating historical and stunning contemporary photographs.<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>

The Conversation U.S.Human choices can mitigate or worsen natural disasters. The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LAfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LAfires</a> highlight the gap between intensifying <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> events and our preparedness. An economics professor sheds light on the issue: <a href="https://theconversation.com/a-national-nonpartisan-study-of-the-los-angeles-fires-could-improve-planning-for-future-disasters-247198" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/a-national-nonpartisan-study-of-the-los-angeles-fires-could-improve-planning-for-future-disasters-247198</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/naturaldisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturaldisasters</a>

US news | The Guardian‘Setting us up for catastrophe’: Trump suggests paring back federal disaster response agency <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/trump-fema-natural-disasters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/trump-fema-natural-disasters</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trumpadministration</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Naturaldisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Naturaldisasters</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HurricaneKatrina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HurricaneKatrina</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HurricaneMaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HurricaneMaria</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Extremeweather</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hurricanes</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildfires</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USnews</a>

BroadwaybabytoI’ve been trying to write an article on emergency preparedness when disabled. It’s so hard.I would need 10 “go bags” to account for my complex medical needs. I can’t evacuate without assistance. Many places aren’t safe for me and/or won’t take someone with my medical complexities.Disabled people need to be included in emergency plans. If they were built with us in mind - they would be more robust & resilient and everyone would benefit. <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disabilityrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabilityrights</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ableism</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/emergencypreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emergencypreparedness</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/naturaldisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturaldisasters</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/spoonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spoonie</a>

NASALos Angeles Fires Seen from International Space Station <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/los-angeles-fires-seen-from-international-space-station/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/los-angeles-fires-seen-from-international-space-station/</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/InternationalSpaceStationISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternationalSpaceStationISS</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildfires</a>

The Conversation U.S.Mobile learning hubs, offline materials, and flexible schedules are among the solutions proposed for rural schools to better weather natural disasters and maintain student learning. <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-natural-disasters-hit-harder-in-rural-school-districts-241416" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/why-natural-disasters-hit-harder-in-rural-school-districts-241416</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RuralEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralEducation</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>

NASAOrange Lava, Blue Lagoon <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/orange-lava-blue-lagoon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/orange-lava-blue-lagoon/</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/EarthObservatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthObservatory</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Landsat9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Landsat9</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>

NASANASA AI, Open Science Advance Disaster Research and Recovery <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/open-science/artificial-intelligence-hurricane-response/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://science.nasa.gov/open-science/artificial-intelligence-hurricane-response/</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Earth</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/MarshallEarthSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarshallEarthSciences</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/MarshallScienceProjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarshallScienceProjects</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/MarshallSpaceFlightCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarshallSpaceFlightCenter</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>

NASANASA AI, Open Science Advance Natural Disaster Research and Recovery <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/open-science/artificial-intelligence-hurricane-response/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://science.nasa.gov/open-science/artificial-intelligence-hurricane-response/</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Earth</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>

NASAIcelandic Cyclones <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/icelandic-cyclones/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/icelandic-cyclones/</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/ModerateResolutionImagingSpectroradiometerMODIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModerateResolutionImagingSpectroradiometerMODIS</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>

Climate crisis | The GuardianClimate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Naturaldisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Naturaldisasters</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Extremeweather</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climatecrisis</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Cop29" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cop29</a>

NASANASA Data Helps International Community Prepare for Sea Level Rise <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/earth/oceans/nasa-data-helps-international-community-prepare-for-sea-level-rise/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/earth/oceans/nasa-data-helps-international-community-prepare-for-sea-level-rise/</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oceans</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Earth</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/JetPropulsionLaboratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JetPropulsionLaboratory</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a>

NASAPowerful New US-Indian Satellite Will Track Earth’s Changing Surface <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/nisar/powerful-new-us-indian-satellite-will-track-earths-changing-surface/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/missions/nisar/powerful-new-us-indian-satellite-will-track-earths-changing-surface/</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NISARNASAISROSyntheticApertureRadar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NISARNASAISROSyntheticApertureRadar</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/EarthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthScience</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Earthquakes</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/JetPropulsionLaboratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JetPropulsionLaboratory</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NaturalDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisasters</a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Volcanoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Volcanoes</a>

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