Social distancing will force authorities along the south and east coast to rethink how they manage people who must evacuate their homes in the event of a disaster.
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jeffrey Talley, who now leads global efforts on disaster management at IBM's [International Business Machines Corporation] Center for the Business of Government, toldthat with FEMA and other authorities engaged with responding to the pandemic, resources will be strained if a hurricane strikes.
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Meteorologists from Colorado State University , for example, are predicting the 2020 season will be more active than usual, with an"above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States," according to their forecast. The CSU team is predicting 16 named storms this season, eight of which will become hurricanes.
"The uncertainty of disasters can be fearsome—we've all experienced this in some way or another during this pandemic—but knowing how to best prepare yourself and your family, businesses and community members in advance is key to remaining calm and safe." FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor previously said it is not just FEMA, but all local, state, tribal and territorial government agencies and emergency managers who are having to re-evaluate how the response to more traditional types of emergencies will be handled in this pandemic climate. The agency says all disaster responses should be"locally executed, state managed and federally supported.
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