Sentences with phrase «local hurricane response»
«We have moved from the rescue to the recovery phase of our local hurricane response effort,» said Janet Froetscher, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.
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Although a wide - range of topics were discussed, such as mass transit options and Hurricane Sandy recovery, one local issue raised had to do with the recent snow storm and its lackluster response from the city.
The bill would authorizes $ 81 billion in aid for ongoing response and recovery from 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, and would authorize Puerto Rico to use surplus toll credits to cover the local share of federal highway emergency relief.
A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico's finances authorized up to $ 1 billion in local funds to be used for hurricane response, but the governor said he would ask for more.
$ 2.9 million for Rockland and $ 14 million to five counties in the Hudson Valley Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Wednesday announced that New York State will cover the local share of disaster response and recovery costs resulting from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in five counties in the Hudson Valley.
«Hurricane Harvey has presented extreme and unique challenges for the city of Houston and the surrounding areas in Southeast Texas and Louisiana, warranting an unprecedented response effort, including that by local industry.
After the devastation and disaster and confusion from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Federal Law now mandates any disaster response be initiated at the local level.
August 31 • The Humane Society of Missouri sent a Disaster Response Team to assist national and local animal welfare and emergency management organizations in the rescue of pets affected by Hurricane Katrina.
[Response: It's definitely a tricky problem, but there is some progress on local landfalling hurricanes — overwash in coastal ponds in Massachusetts, tree ring isotopes in Georgia etc..
How hurricanes develop also depends on how the local atmosphere responds to changes in local sea surface temperatures, and this atmospheric response depends critically on the cause of the change.23, 24 For example, the atmosphere responds differently when local sea surface temperatures increase due to a local decrease of particulate pollution that allows more sunlight through to warm the ocean, versus when sea surface temperatures increase more uniformly around the world due to increased amounts of human - caused heat - trapping gases.25, 26,27,28
How hurricanes develop also depends on how the local atmosphere responds to changes in local sea surface temperatures, and this atmospheric response depends critically on the cause of the change.23, 24 For example, the atmosphere responds differently when local sea surface temperatures increase due to a local decrease of particulate pollution that allows more sunlight through to warm the ocean, versus when sea surface temperatures increase more uniformly around the world due to increased amounts of human - caused heat - trapping gases.18, 25,26,27 So the link between hurricanes and ocean temperatures is complex.
Habitat will work with its local offices throughout the hurricane - affected regions to assess the shelter and housing needs and develop response options.
Although VanSingel has a full - time job with the IRS as a local taxpayer advocate in Chicago, in the wake of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria it was not unusual for him to come home after work and spend many more hours coordinating Disaster Legal Services» response.