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US disaster relief agency omits climate from future plan

Scientists have raised the alarm at the absence of any mention of climate change in the four-year plan for America's Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The agency, known by its acronym FEMA, is the nation’s first-responder for national disaster emergencies. Its 2018-22 strategic plan was published on 15 March and sets out the course the agency will take to unify and improve emergency management across the country in the next four years.

But scientists say that the fact the report makes no mention of climate change is concerning.

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