This hurricane season started off unusually with no named hurricanes through September, which has only happened twice since 1960. However, by mid-September, two major hurricanes landed in the Caribbean and Florida. Hurricanes continue to break records in these past few years and this is only likely to worsen with climate change. This has led to some reckoning on the U.S. government's current capacity to mitigate and respond to disasters.

For a deeper dive into this topic, check out this Prolegis Briefing:

- https://www.prolegis.com/briefings/federal-emergency-management-and-hurricanes

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