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FIU hosts congressional briefing on preparing communities for hurricane season
Florida congressional offices and key stakeholders heard from FIU partners at the National Weather Service and Miami-Dade County Emergency Management as we start the 2021 hurricane season
June 1, 2021 at 12:00am
According to experts, we’re approaching an “above average” hurricane season. What does that mean and how does FIU best prepare our communities as we start this year’s hurricane season today, June 1?
On May 25, FIU in Washington, D.C. and FIU's Extreme Events Institute hosted a national briefing to explore these questions and hurricane predictions for 2021. More than 40 staffers from Florida congressional offices and local municipalities were in attendance.