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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
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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><big><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></big></p>
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><big><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. The event 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></big></div>
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<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 moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:rhauser@ucar.edu" target="_blank">rhauser@ucar.edu</a></div>
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