King expresses gratitude to witnesses during a hearing.
04/30/2019
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Unfortunately, our focus on emergency preparedness oftentimes occurs in the aftermath of a natural disaster, which is too late.
The bottom line is, from the wildfires on the West Coast and tornadoes in the South to the hurricanes along the eastern seaboard of the Unit...
Mitigation activities include upgrading and strengthening existing structures from all hazards, identifying sustainable flood and erosion co...
But pre-disaster mitigation has the potential to limit the negative effects of natural disasters.