WV and National Disaster News - August 1, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

Disaster Recovery

• Several communities still working to clean up debris after last week's severe weather  (WCHS-TV)
• ​Clean up begins after Friday's storms cause damage across several West Virginia counties (WCHS TV)​
  
• WVDOH maintenance crews working around the clock to clear roads and assess storm damage (Transportation.wv.gov) 
  
• AUDIO: Remembering Floods And Recovering From Disaster, Inside Appalachia (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Infrastructure & Funding

• WV broadband infrastructure sees new development  (WBOY-TV)
• MOV cities to receive federal funding  (WTAP-TV)

 
Weather

• Regional impacts of climate change  (WTAP-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
COVID

• The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave (NPR)
• What to Know About the U.S. Summer Uptick in COVID-19 Cases (Time) – “CDC data shows that hospital admissions related to COVID-19 had risen by 10.3% from July 9 to July 15"

• Vermonters voice frustrations at FEMA flood meeting (mychamplainvalley.com)  
• Cleanup, closures continue on GW Parkway after ferocious storms rip through DC area (WTOP), related news: WRC and WTOP
• Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Simplify FEMA Disaster Assistance Applications (Homeland Security Today)

Heat

• Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest Heat Wave (ABC – KUVE TV – Arizona)
• Blistering heat, storms and downpours to pester central US (AccuWeather)
• York fire in Mojave Desert along California-Nevada border balloons to 77,000 acres (ArcaMax News), related news: The Detroit News (MI)/AP.
• It's not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe (Washington Post)

 
Other

• Hawaii could see a big hu​rricane season, but most homes aren't ready (The Denver Gazette) 

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