Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis—A Memoir and Expert Analysis of Our World's Growing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters

by Samantha Montano

one horror story after another of being stuck in an endless loop of red tape. Through our dust masks and over lunch breaks, homeowners explained that FEMA does not just show up with a check. Survivors had to work their way through a series of complex program requirements before they could be eligible for aid.