Rob Moore
@RobMooreNRDC
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Works @NRDC on the impacts of climate change, sea level rise, flood risk and disaster policy. Mostly tweeting about the same.
Near Chicago, IL
Joined August 2015
A growing amount of work on #ClimateAdaptation is happening @NRDC -- flooding & sea level rise, drought & water scarcity, and heat & health impacts. Learn more in this short video. Featuring @joelscataNRDC @JMConstible @KwatraSameer
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RT @HotshotWake: A monster in the Grand Canyon, The Dragon Bravo Fire. 3% RH… thanks to the subscriber who shared this insane photo of the….
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RT @globalcmrpt: @FEMA pulls $150 million from Miami, Broward flood projects, prompting community outcry @SFWMD @fl….
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The chain of errors that contributed to this tragedy is maddening.
washingtonpost.com
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
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Thousands of people have weighed in with the administration. 98% of public comments were in favor of keeping FEMA, contrary to the administration's ongoing narrative to eliminate the agency. See a summary of comments submitted up until the afternoon of Monday, May 12.
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Make your voice heard. Submit your comments before midnight tonight and tell the administration to stop slashing the nation's disaster safety net.
federalregister.gov
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council requests information and comments from the public and other interested stakeholders to gain an understanding of their experience with...
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RT @dzarrilli: Acting head of FEMA rightly says “I do not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federa….
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RT @dzarrilli: ➡️ Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency
nytimes.com
The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and...
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Among those notable achievements:. Shortest tenure of any FEMA lead I know . Longest title: "Senior Official Performing the Duties of the FEMA Administrator" . 1st to dismiss over 2,000 staff and in less than 3 months. 1st subjected to polygraph!!.
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The Trump administration fired Cameron Hamilton, who had some notable achievements during his tenure. via @ByTomFrank @EENewsUpdates @politico.
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Cameron Hamilton, the acting disaster chief, appeared to contradict Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem by defending the agency on Wednesday.
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RT @MissAshes92: Might be my favorite slide I've ever made - time for local level EM visibility and accountability!. If there was one take….
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Ultimately, wherever disasters strike, we all pick up a portion of the tab.
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As climate disasters become more frequent, the home insurance safety net is fraying under the weight of rising costs. Who picks up the bill? All of us....
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This new episode of America Adapts looks at how states are finally requiring that flood risks and past damages be disclosed to home buyers (and renters in many cases). @joelscataNRDC @NRDC @tylertabaWA @EnvDefenseFund @millimaninsight .
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Climate Change, Real Estate, and Adaptation: Why Flood Disclosure Matters with NRDC. Ep. 225.
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Boy. remember the days when Trump and the new interim FEMA cutter-in-chief, Cameron Hamilton, were outraged at the lack of assistance to NC (even though there was a lot of assistance)?.via @ByTomFrank .
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The agency is making the same move its director assailed before taking office, with more than 1,200 households losing eligibility for Federal Emergency Management Agency-paid hotel rooms.
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Most digital watches are inaudible to me. Two that I can hear are an older Suunto Ambit2R and a CountyComm digital watch (kind of a cheap GShock5600, but the alarm is louder). Give us hearing impaired folks some advice!.
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I've always appreciated NOAA's collaboration with artists on these reports. This administration will probably burn it all down, of course, so please visit it while you can.
This NCA5 Art x Climate Gallery reimagines Colorado without drought, with rivers and trees thriving in a landscape shaped by water. In reality, drought stresses ecosystems, intensifies wildfires, and threatens water supplies.
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RT @AASchapiro: Musk originally said those working for DOGE would get "zero" compensation. This week, he reversed himself, saying some are….
propublica.org
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines...
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As I told NPR, "Everything we build today needs to be built for the world we're going to inhabit decades from now. And we know what the failure to do that looks like because it's all around us." via @NPR .@NRDC @FloodsOrg .
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To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.
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