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Emergency management in a changing climate

Name: Emergency management in a changing climate
Creator: Robert O. Schneider
Keywords: Climate Change, 05 social sciences, Disaster Planning, Federal Government, United States, Government Agencies, 13. Climate action, 0502 economics and business, 11. Sustainability, Humans

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 01 Dec 2019Publisher:Weston Medical PublishingJournal:Journal of Emergency Management, volume 17, pages 487-495 (issn: 1543-5865, eissn: 1543-5865,

Authors: Robert O. Schneider;

doi: 10.5055/jem.2019.0441

pmid: 31903538

Emergency management in a changing climate

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Abstract

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has removed the words “climate change” from its 2018- 2022 strategic plan. The new plan does not mention climate, global warming, sea-level rise, extreme weather, or any other terminology associated with scientific projections of rising surface temperatures and their effects. Yet, as a direct result of climate change, it can be demonstrated that overall weather patterns have changed and extreme weather has become more common. This essay, based on what peer-reviewed climate science has already clearly demonstrated, makes the case that climate change is a critical variable for emergency managers to factor into their work. As such, it seeks to answer two basic questions. Why is climate change a growing concern for emergency managers? Exactly what should they do about it?

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Keywords

Climate Change, Disaster Planning, Federal Government, United States, Government Agencies, Humans, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Weather, Forecasting

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