Santa Rosa United Airlines had sent me several emails advising me to check on my flight to San Francisco. Haze triggered by fires in California and the West were restricting visibility and delaying flights, therefore United was offering to reschedule. When I called on Friday morning about the flight it was still on time, but …
Tag: FEMA
The Failure of Imagination in Thinking about Disasters
Cardiff FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Administration, has released an after-action report on its performance in Puerto Rico, and it met the disaster with a disastrously bad response. Responding to Hurricane Irma’s devastation of the Virgin Islands, they had emptied out their warehouse in Puerto Rico of almost all supplies as they tried to respond. …
Silver Lining in the Rain Clouds: Talk Gets Cheap When Action Matters
New Orleans Yes, friends and neighbors, it really does often depend on whose ox is getting gored. Another case in point and providing abundant proof lies in the water brought by Harvey. Harvey was an equal opportunity disaster compared to Katrina. Rich and poor neighborhoods in Houston, whether Belaire or half-million dollar suburbs, went under …