Lauren Sommer
Correspondent at NPR
Climate correspondent for @NPR, West Coast-based. Wildfires, water, oceans, adaptation and accountability. @KQEDscience alum.
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1 week ago |
wlrn.org | Lauren Sommer
Penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate. New research shows they can influence how clouds form thanks to all their waste.
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1 week ago |
wfdd.org | Lauren Sommer |Frank Langfitt
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2 weeks ago |
npr.org | Hannah Chinn |Emily Kwong |Alejandra Borunda |Lauren Sommer
Trump is gutting environmental agencies. What does that mean for Americans? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1266983772/1269333915" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Cuts to NOAA may make it more difficult to predict flooding and other weather-related disasters; cuts to FEMA are curtailing communities' ability to respond to those disasters, as well.
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4 weeks ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Rebecca Hersher |Lauren Sommer
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced, according to a statement from the agency. The move comes at a time of turmoil for FEMA, after President Trump has said repeatedly that the country's primary disaster response agency should be eliminated.
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4 weeks ago |
kuow.org | Lauren Sommer
Acting FEMA administrator Cam Hamilton testified before the House Committee on Appropriations that the agency should not be eliminated, contrary to suggestions from President Trump. FR159526 AP The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced, according to a statement from the agency.
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For 25 years, FEMA has helped develop building codes that help homes survive floods and hurricanes. Now, FEMA is pulling back on that work, taking its name off recommendations its experts have written. On NPR today https://t.co/T32mCUpQ23
Los Angeles has wildfire policies that are far tougher than many other states. But the recent fires show there’s still big gaps. https://t.co/nQHX6Ef7DG
The 1-year anniversary of Maui's fires is this week. Many of the destroyed properties were built right on the water. With sea levels rising, the community is debating whether they should be rebuilt at all - on @NPR today https://t.co/GqHFJXMLQQ