FEMA acting head: 'We're ready for hurricane season'
Key takeaways
- Oh, we re ready for hurricane season, Fenton told CBS News in an exclusive interview published Wednesday.
- Forecasters are expecting a quieter Atlantic hurricane season due to a developing El Ni o climate pattern.
- The lapse had a significant impact on us, Fenton said.
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Oh, we re ready for hurricane season, Fenton told CBS News in an exclusive interview published Wednesday. This is something we do every year. It s in our DNA.
Forecasters are expecting a quieter Atlantic hurricane season due to a developing El Ni o climate pattern. An outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association predicts a 55 percent chance of a below-normal season, with one to three storms potentially becoming major hurricanes.
FEMA, which is housed within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is coming off a months-long department shutdown that depleted its Disaster Relief Fund and forced the agency to operate under a restricted spending model.