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  2. FEMA Is a Disaster. Trump Is Right To Demand Changes. - AOL

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    Sen. Bill Cassidy (R–La.) stopped short of condemning Trump's comments, saying some federal disaster agency is needed, even if that agency isn't FEMA. But Trump is right about this one.

  3. Natural Disasters Are Getting Worse, But So Is FEMA Aid - AOL

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    According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, in 2021 there were 20 natural disasters exceeding $1 billion in damage each. With this increase in disasters, government aid is ...

  4. Natural disasters are uprooting Americans' retirement plans - AOL

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    Natural disasters are increasingly threatening older homeowners' financial stability and savings. Many older adults' biggest financial assets are their fully paid-off homes. Rising costs ...

  5. Natural disaster - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. The term "disaster" itself is defined as follows: "Disasters are serious disruptions to the functioning of a community that exceed its capacity to cope using its own resources.

  6. Wildfire burn scars could trigger another natural disaster in ...

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    One of the most devastating debris flows in recent history occurred on Jan. 9, 2018, when heavy rain soaked the burn scar left by the Thomas Fire, which had torched approximately 440 square miles ...

  7. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.

  8. List of natural disasters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    At the time, Ike was the costliest natural disaster in Texas history, after leaving behind $38 billion in damages in Texas alone. 2008 Hurricane: 53 $8.31 billion (2008 USD) Hurricane Gustav: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma: 2008 Tornado: 59 $1.2 billion 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak

  9. Helene flooding is 'catastrophic natural disaster' in Western NC

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    Officials in Asheville, North Carolina, have billed Helene as a “catastrophic natural disaster,” as Saturday dawned with all rivers still at “major flood status," per an 8 a.m. news release ...