Disaster Outlook from the American Red Cross

2024 HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME DISASTERS TO UPEND LIVES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THIS IS PART OF A GROWING TREND AFFECTING FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE DISASTERS EVERY YEAR. THIS SPRING, FORECASTERS PREDICT ABOVE-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN STATES FROM COAST TO COAST, WHILE FAMILIES OUT WEST COULD FACE DRIER CONDITIONS AND THOSE IN THE EAST MAY SEE HIGHER RAINFALL. HERE NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE DISASTER OUTLOOK FOR THIS SPRING AND HOW THE RED CROSS IS PREPARING TO HELP, IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER PROGRAMS, JENNIFER PIPA.