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Extreme weather events are intensifying globally, with wildfires devastating Indonesia and California while torrential flooding has caused fatalities in Spain and threatened Mexico's Pacific coast. These disasters are disrupting daily life through power shutoffs, travel delays, and significant property damage, highlighting growing challenges for infrastructure and disaster recovery funding. Observers are now monitoring how authorities manage ongoing emergency responses and the long-term economic impact on affected communities.
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The last long-term federal recovery funds allocated for a major disaster were for Hurricane Milton, which hit in late 2024Survivors of extreme weather disasters across the US are facing long waits for government assistance funds to rebuild their lives, with the last long-term recovery funds allocated for Hurricane Milt
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Hot, windy weather stokes fires in southern California as utilities shut off power to 150,000 customers as precautionSeveral brushfires stoked by hot, windy weather forced evacuations in southern California, and tens of thousands of people woke up in the dark after their electricity was turned off.A rapidly spreading b
