Harris in Florida to announce $1 billion to help nation prepare for soaring temperatures, floods
While Republicans may not have an inclination to acknowledge that our nation is alternately burning and flooding, Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing a $1 billion investment Monday to tackle climate change and the disasters that follow it.
Harris is heading to Florida to announce the program with the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Deanne Criswell, the Associated Press reports.
“Communities across our nation are experiencing first-hand the devastating impacts of the climate change and the related extreme weather events that follow—more energized hurricanes with deadlier storm surges, increased flooding, and a wildfire season that’s become a year-long threat,” Criswell said.
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