In the NewsMarketplaceSeptember 5, 2018

It’s official: FEMA wasn’t equipped to handle the devastation of Hurricane Maria

On the eve of the one year anniversary of the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico’s history, the General Accounting Office report confirms that more than half the Federal Emergency Management Agency 's workers didn’t have the experience to do their jobs. And with more catastrophic events happening closer together, things could get worse. The reporter interviews Lab co-director Solomon Hsiang of the University of California, Berkeley.