<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(80,0,80)">What keeps the FEMA Administrator awake at night – and how you can help.</span></b><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(80,0,80)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Join Craig Fugate, the Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for a discussion of the intersection of NCAR science and priorities for FEMA over the next several years. Administrator Fugate will discuss issues he and those in his agency deal with both regularly and less frequently. Science is critical for helping anticipate and solve many of these problems. FEMA has to manage emergencies ranging from extreme weather events, </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">environmental emergencies occurring on seasonal or shorter time scales, and </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">plan for long-term effects of changing climate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Administrator Fugate, a dynamic, engaging speaker, is interested in hearing your perspective on how science can assist FEMA in achieving its mission to plan, prepare, and mitigate before, during, and after disasters. He will also share his perspective on ways in which science is making FEMA’s job easier. Administrator Fugate’s talk will occur from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14</span><sup style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">th</sup><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> in the Mesa Lab Main Seminar Room.</span></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Rachel Hauser<div>Foundations and Partnerships Manager</div><div>University Corporation for Atmospheric Research</div><div>National Center for Atmospheric Research</div><div>Phone: +1 303 497 1117</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:rhauser@ucar.edu" target="_blank">rhauser@ucar.edu</a></div></div></div>
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