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West Virginia
Drought
- Drought conditions impacting farmers (WSAZ News)
- 7 West Virginia counties receive drought designations from USDA (WBOY News)
- Drought strains West Virginia farmers as global groundwater crisis deepens (West Virginia)
- Several WV counties part of USDA drought designation (Hampshire Review)
- Small businesses face June 1 deadline for federal drought disaster loans (WV News)
National News
FEMA
- Trump installs his fourth acting FEMA chief after tapping full-time nominee (The Hill), also see Politico and Daily Beast
- Trump picks Cameron Hamilton to run (Politico), also see NPR
- Meet Cameron Hamilton, the previous FEMA Chief who Trump has nominated to lead the agency again (Time Magazine)
- A Trump council recommends overhauling FEMA. Here are 3 key changes (NPR) – see link to FEMA’s Council Review Report
Also see: FEMA News Bulletin for May 12, 2026, contents include:
- FEMA Trainings Help Cities Prepare for FIFA World Cup 2026™
- FEMA Approves an Additional $59M for More Than 150 Property Buyouts in North Carolina
- FEMA Hosts 45th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Event
- FEMA Review Council Recommendation Report Available
- Register Now for 2026 National Flood Insurance Program Claims Adjuster Webinar
- Join FEMA for the May Business and Industry Call
- Upcoming Deadlines and Reminders
Plane Crash
11 rescued after small plane crashes off South Florida (AccuWeather)
Weather
- Accelerating 'Super' El Niño expected to suppress Atlantic hurricanes, bring stormy pattern to southern US (FoxWeather)
- Rounds of storms to bring lightning and strong wind gusts across East, Midwest and Rockies this week (AccuWeather)
- Sudden summer weather on the way for Midwest, East next week (AccuWeather)
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