WV and National Disaster News - June 3, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
COVID Funding

• ​Upshur County Schools under state review for federal COVID-19 grant spending  (WBOY-TV)

• Cybersecurity Workforce Training Planned At Glenville State University  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

• Scholarship in works in memory of Glenville State grad, WVDOF forester killed fighting fire  (The Exponent Telegram)

Flood Recovery

• Streetscape project in Smithers nears completion after flood last summer  (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

• WVU researcher explores ways to modernize road maintenance (West Virginia Explorer)
• Ohio Valley water projects receive more than $1 billion in state funding  (WTRF-TV)
• Manchin Announces $576K for Rail Safety in West Virginia  (Office of Sen. Joe Manchin)
• Experts tell Senate Energy the power grid faces strain unless more precautions are taken  (MetroNews-Radio)
• W.Va. PSC reaches agreement with PSD to provide water service to Mount Olive prison  (WCHS-TV)
• FCC releases updated broadband maps  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Flood Insurance

• Ten states and scores of local governments sue FEMA over higher flood insurance rates (NPR) AP and Fox News and Insurance Journal (CA) 
• Financial peril looms nationwide as hurricane season starts (E&E News)

 
Forest Fire

• Code Orange Air Quality Alert as Smoke from Nova Scotia, New Jersey, Blankets Delmarva (WBOC)
• Air quality alerts issued in 16 N.J. counties as big forest fire continues to burn (NJ.com)

Hurricane Preparedness

• What lessons have Florida learned from mistakes with past hurricanes? (Tampa Bay Times – Florida) - First main lesson of the article is on storm surge and flooding because 57 percent of the direct fatalities from hurricanes are attributable to freshwater flooding. The second lesson is to avoid development in risky areas and the third is to be realistic about the cost of resilience. 
• How Do Floridians Prepare (or Not) for Hurricane Season? (Governing) - A recent survey found that only 20 percent of residents do anything for hurricane season and 24 percent said they ignore evacuation warnings. Ten percent said the hurricane must be a Category 5 for them to leave.
• Guam has gone a week without power or water after Typhoon Mawar (The Washington Post)
• Western Texas slammed with severe flooding (NBC – Video), related news: Fox Weather 
• Multiday severe weather event in central US to last into the weekend (AccuWeather)

 
Hurricane Recovery

• NJ Sandy, Ida victims, still reeling from storms, demand help from legislators (Asbury Park Press)
• As floodwaters receded, poisonous mold flourished in NJ homes (NJ Spotlight News)

Weather

• Record heat possible in Northeast before backdoor cold front provides sharp weekend cooldown (FOX Weather)

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