Climate entity

FEMA

organization

Sentiment skews more negative than the wider beat, at 67% negative against 32% across all 745 Climate stories in the same window. That works out to roughly 1.2 stories per week across a 35-day span. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 3.2 original sources each against 2.8 for the same window.

Last mentioned: Mar 24, 2026

Entity pulse

Recent coverage · FEMA

6 stories
6.3 avg impact
17% positive
67% negative

Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 50 percentage points.

  • 17% positive
  • 17% neutral
  • 67% negative

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about FEMA

Sentiment skews more negative than the wider beat, at 67% negative against 32% across all 745 Climate stories in the same window. That works out to roughly 1.2 stories per week across a 35-day span. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 3.2 original sources each against 2.8 for the same window. Their average consequence score of 6.3 runs below the beat's 6.5 for that window. The clearest coverage concentration is extreme-weather: 3 of 6 stories, with the rest divided among 2 other categories. BMO Capital is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 6 tracked stories. FEMA appears in 6 tracked Climate stories published from February 19, 2026 through March 25, 2026.

Stories tracked
6
Per week
1.2
Negative
67%
Sources per story
3.2

Computed from the 6 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 745 Climate stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.

Coverage cohort

Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering FEMA. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. Expected Reopening

    FEMA is anticipated to open new application windows for state and local governments.

  2. Court Order

    A federal court orders FEMA to resume the grant program immediately.

  3. Historic Peak

    Flooding reaches record levels; Jason Momoa and thousands of others are evacuated as rivers overtop banks.

  4. Flash Flood Warnings

    Emergency alerts issued across Oahu and Kauai; first round of evacuations begins in low-lying valleys.

  5. Storm System Arrives

    Heavy rain begins to saturate the islands as a Kona Low system stalls over the region.

  6. Legal Challenge

    Washington Attorney General files a lawsuit in federal court to block the funding cuts.

  7. Executive Order

    Administrative action taken to freeze several disaster preparedness funding streams.

  8. Budget Proposal

    The Trump administration outlines plans to reduce FEMA's non-emergency grant programs.

  9. Legal Challenges

    Multiple states and municipalities file suit to force the release of mitigation funds.

  10. Program Suspension

    FEMA halts the BRIC grant application process amid legal and administrative challenges.

Stories mentioning FEMA 6

Extreme Weather Negative

Revised Sea Level Data Places Millions More at Risk of Coastal Flooding

New scientific assessments reveal that global sea levels are rising at a more aggressive pace than previously modeled, significantly expanding the map of vulnerable coastal regions. This shift places millions of additional residents at risk and necessitates an immediate overhaul of urban adaptation and infrastructure strategies.

2 sources

FEMA is linked from 6 stories on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.

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