FMA: Strong storms are the "new normal" in the era of climate change

Senior FMA officials said Sunday that strong storms like the one that swept across parts of the central U.S. this weekend were the "new normal" in the era of climate change.

Deanne Criswell, an official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said her agency is poised to be more resilient in the face of harsher weather, "which will become our new normal."

"The impact of climate change that we are seeing is a crisis of our generation," and the severity, duration and scale of this year's storms are "unprecedented."

A day ago, U.S. President Joe Biden said it was too early to know the specific impact of climate change on this week's storm. He said he would ask the Environmental Protection Agency to make an assessment.

While it is difficult to establish a link between climate change and tornadoes, the correlation between El Niño/La Niña and tornadoes is strong. The La Niña season tends to increase tornado activity in the United States, and it is worth noting that the United States is currently experiencing the La Niña phenomenon, which is expected to continue until next spring.

Chriswell said a federal city search and rescue team has arrived in Kentucky and will be able to assist in ongoing rescue efforts. The current priority is to provide housing, both short- and long-term.

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