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Nice coverage in NPR today about how #Climate disasters in the US are more deadly and disruptive than we think. #ClimateChange fueled #WeatherDisasters in the US cause higher emergency room visits and have Higher Hospital Mortality rates.

npr.org/2024/02/29/1234671424/

The study by Boston area researchers looks at changes to hospital use when there are rain and flooding related disasters. (They don’t count fire and heat disasters.)

nature.com/articles/s41591-024

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The fighting words come as #FEMA’s #DisasterRelief #fund is rapidly running out of #money in the wake of #Idalia, unprecedented #flooding in #Vermont & devastating #wildfires in #Maui.

#Scientists say #ClimateChange is increasing the frequency & intensity of such #WeatherDisasters, further straining FEMA’s #budget & personnel.

#ForMeButNotForThee #TheRealWeaponizationOfGovernment #AbuseOfPower #PublicDisservice #PoliticsOfAppeasement #GovernmentShutdown