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FEMA strips mention of 'climate change' from strategic plan

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has stripped the words 'climate change' from the document meant to guide its actions over the next four years.

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FEMA 2018-2022 strategic plan FEMA on Thursday released its strategic plan for 2018-2022. The new document doesn’t mention climate, global warming, sea-level rise, extreme weather, or any other terminology associated with scientific predictions of rising surface temperatures and their effects.

(Bloomberg) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), responsible for dealing with the effects of disasters like hurricanes and floods, has stripped the words “climate change” from the document meant to guide its actions over the next four years.

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