Hurricane Preparedness Exposes Gaps in Federal Disaster Response and National Resilience

When hurricane warnings sound, millions of hardworking Americans rush to secure their homes and protect their families. Yet behind these familiar scenes of personal readiness lies a troubling truth: our nation’s disaster response system is often slow, inefficient, and beholden to bureaucratic inertia that puts lives and livelihoods at risk. Why Are Families Left to Weather the Storm Alone? Emergency officials emphasize securing backyard furniture and boarding windows. They urge citizens to prepare seven-day survival kits stocked with water, food, and batteries. But shouldn’t protecting American lives be more than an individual responsibility? When government agencies fail to ensure infrastructure...