It's time now for Ask An Expert. Every weekday at 9:20 A M on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

Today, we're examining the environmental hazards of the proposed cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. As President Trump pushes his plan to "phase out" FEMA after this year's hurricane season, data shows the cuts could disproportionately harm communities that supported the President.

For more, KCBS Radio anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Professor Jim Elliot, co-director of the Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience (CFAR) at Rice University, where he teaches sociology.