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The cost of battling multiple disasters

CQ Budget, Ep. 156

How will state and local governments respond to a projected above-average hurricane and wildfire season during the COVID-19 pandemic?
How will state and local governments respond to a projected above-average hurricane and wildfire season during the COVID-19 pandemic? (ESA/NASA/Alexander Gerst)

Emergency relief agencies, already stretched thin by the coronavirus, are bracing for above-average hurricane and wildfire seasons. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss the financial and logistical challenges of responding to natural disasters in the age of COVID-19.

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