A Winter Storm Exposes Government Unpreparedness and Risks National Security

As a dangerous winter storm barrels across nearly half the United States, bringing bone-chilling temperatures and heavy snowfall, more than a dozen states have declared emergencies to cope with the impending crisis. Yet this natural event also exposes troubling weaknesses in government preparedness and infrastructure that directly put American lives and livelihoods at risk. How Safe Are Our Communities When Extreme Weather Hits? This powerful storm, originating from the Rocky Mountains and sweeping through the South and Midwest before heading toward the East Coast, threatens nearly 230 million Americans with freezing temperatures as low as -32°C in Minnesota and record...