2026 Alert: Category 4-5 Cyclone Surge Strains U.S. Disaster Response

Executive Summary: Typhoon Sinlaku reveals a structural crisis: Category 4-5 cyclones now hit U.S. territories at 5.7x the historical rate, forcing a complete overhaul of federal disaster strategy.

Strategic Impact: The United States has experienced as many Category 4 and 5 tropical cyclone landfalls in the past decade as it did in the previous 57 years, transforming disaster response from episodic crisis management into a continuous operational burden with cascading impacts on infrastructure, insurance markets, and federal resources.

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