by Vivian Korthuis
October 17, 2022: Testimony of Vivian Korthuis, CEO of AVCP.
The following are lessons learned during Typhoon Merbok. These observations and recommendations are with the hope that we will be better prepared for the next big storm in the Bering Sea that hits our villages. I will speak to 6 different categories of concerns.
Number One: Forecasting and Immediate Response is necessary to get a sense of what can happen ahead of time and exactly what is happening in real…