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President Biden To Deliver Remarks On 'Extreme Weather' Shortly

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US President Joe Biden is shortly due to deliver remarks on extreme weather at the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C. Livestream

  • The White House noted in a fact sheet outlining new measures: "In addition to posing direct threats to lives and livelihoods, major weather events – which are becoming increasingly extreme due to the climate crisis – have had significant economic impacts: last year’s record 28 individual billion-dollar extreme weather and climate disasters caused more than $90 billion in aggregate damage."
  • The measures, including, "nearly USD$1 billion dollars in awards for 656 projects across the country to help communities protect against disasters and natural hazards, including extreme heat, storms, and flooding," can be found in full here.
  • Biden's remarks will also be closely scrutinised for any additional signs of the cognitive issues Biden experienced during the first presidential debate last Thursday.
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US President Joe Biden is shortly due to deliver remarks on extreme weather at the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C. Livestream

  • The White House noted in a fact sheet outlining new measures: "In addition to posing direct threats to lives and livelihoods, major weather events – which are becoming increasingly extreme due to the climate crisis – have had significant economic impacts: last year’s record 28 individual billion-dollar extreme weather and climate disasters caused more than $90 billion in aggregate damage."
  • The measures, including, "nearly USD$1 billion dollars in awards for 656 projects across the country to help communities protect against disasters and natural hazards, including extreme heat, storms, and flooding," can be found in full here.
  • Biden's remarks will also be closely scrutinised for any additional signs of the cognitive issues Biden experienced during the first presidential debate last Thursday.