WV and National Disaster News - November 17, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Emergency Exercise

• Fairmont Medical Center practices mass-casualty event  (WBOY-TV) 

• Steep Valley Fire Near Glen Jean, W.Va. Burns Two Thousand Acres   (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Several crews respond to 4+ acre fire in Lost Creek  (WBOY-TV)
• Fires in New River Gorge, Mon Forest add to fire season's charred acreage  (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Incoming rain should help knock down fires  (MetroNews-Radio)
• National Climate Assessment Finds West Virginia Lags Behind (Governing) 

Flood Research

• IBM uses AI for flash flooding research in Appalachia  (WYMT-TV)

Gas Outage on West Side Charleston

• PSC launches investigation of water line break, natural gas outage in Charleston  (WSAZ-TV)
• Justice Wants PSC To Investigate Charleston Gas Outages  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Justice blames West Virginia American Water for significant natural gas outage on Charleston's West Side; company calls judgement premature  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Justice talks Charleston natural gas outage, corrections probe  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• West Virginia National Guard delivering supplies on Charleston's West Side  (WOWK-TV)

 
Infrastructure

• Gov. Justice announces $2.8 million in matching funds for infrastructure advancements in West Virginia  (Office of the Governor)
• Oceana among recipients of matching funds for infrastructure advancements  (WVVA-TV)
• Manchin Announces More Than $1M to Weatherize, Increase Energy Efficiency in Local Government Buildings and Community-Serving Nonprofits  (Office of Sen. Joe Manchin)
• Broadband Council and SKSRT join in broadband effort  (The Pocahontas Times)
• $3M to be distributed across West Virginia for fire services  (WVVA-TV)

Last Year's DEEP FREEZE

• December's Freeze Cost Mon Power $40.5 Million In Penalties  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery

• Lahaina land grab rumors reveal an erosion of trust (Hawaii Public Radio)
• Gulf Coast residents grapple with home insurers as climate disasters worsen (ABC News) 

• New PSA's encourage older adults to prepare for natural disasters (WTVR)
• East Harlem NYCHA complex gets $8M for flood prevention (FOX) 

Infrastructure

• At its 2-year anniversary, the infrastructure law continues to rebuild America (Brookings) 

• Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows (WUSA)
• Significant storm to blast Northeast, Midwest just before Thanksgiving (AccuWeather)
• Southern Florida inundated by a foot of rain, damaging winds (AccuWeather), related news:  Weather Channel 
• Significant storm to blast Northeast, Midwest just before Thanksgiving (AccuWeather) ​

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