DORAL – Because the official begin of the 2025 hurricane season nears, International Empowerment Mission (GEM) and Bethenny Frankel’s BStrong are as soon as once more becoming a member of forces with Miami-Dade County, Caribbean Sturdy, Flew The Coop®, and a coalition of regional and worldwide companions. They purpose to launch a coordinated Plan of Motion designed to reinforce catastrophe preparedness and first-response capabilities all through the U.S. and the Caribbean.
2025 Hurricane Season
June 1 marks the start of what consultants predict will probably be an above-normal hurricane season, and early forecasts sign heightened urgency.
Based on NOAA, a probable vary of 13–19 named storms is predicted, 6–10 of which may grow to be hurricanes, together with 3–5 main hurricanes (NOAA forecasters offering these ranges with 70% confidence). Unseasonably heat ocean temperatures within the Gulf and Caribbean are anticipated to gasoline extra speedy storm intensification, rising the specter of widespread devastation.
Press Convention
In proactive anticipation, GEM—alongside catastrophe aid collaborators together with Caribbean Sturdy (supported by the Caribbean Council), Florida Emergency Administration officers, Miami-Dade County, and different stakeholders.
They are going to host a press convention on Monday, June 2, 2025, from 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST at GEM’s International Headquarters: 1850 NW 84th Ave, Suite 100, Doral, FL 33126.
“The strongest hurricanes are those that developed the quickest,” stated Ken Graham, Director of NOAA’s Nationwide Climate Service. “Each class 5 storm that has ever hit this nation was a tropical storm or much less three days prior.”
Coordinated Plan of Motion
“This yr, we’re targeted on early, sensible, and unified motion,” stated Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “Our mission is evident: to guard lives, property, and peace of thoughts as we face one other doubtlessly harmful season collectively.”
Key audio system will embody:
• Jeff Popovich, VP of International Operations, International Empowerment Mission • Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County • Marlon Hill, Founding Member, Caribbean Sturdy • The Honorable R. Oliver Mair, Consul Common of Jamaica • Caribbean Consular Corps Miami (CCC), representing Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago
Strategic Preparedness Messaging
GEM’s management and Emergency Response Administrators will current this yr’s strategic preparedness messaging in collaboration with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Marlon Hill of Caribbean Sturdy, the Honorable R. Oliver Mair of Jamaica, and different distinguished officers.
The Caribbean Consular Corps Miami (CCC), representing eight nations—Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago—will even play a central function. Their guiding motto, “Power in Unity,” intently aligns with GEM’s international mission of quick, environment friendly, and community-driven catastrophe response.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
“We’re proud to accomplice with International Empowerment Mission and Bstrong to face prepared for the 2025 hurricane season,” stated Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “As a County that is aware of the facility and unpredictability of nature firsthand, our mission is evident: to behave early, act sensible, and act collectively. Collectively, we’re constructing a extra resilient future for all our communities.”
Assist For Pet Homeowners
This yr’s strategy additionally features a give attention to defending pets throughout disasters by way of GEM’s animal welfare arm, Flew The Coop®, which supplies emergency help throughout a disaster, assists animal shelters worldwide, and empowers pet homeowners to organize for disasters.
Simply in time for hurricane season, Flew The Coop® has launched a nationwide program with FidoAlert, the main free misplaced pet alert community, to offer ALL U.S. pet homeowners with FREE entry to a set of lifesaving pet advantages.
GEM encourages all households to register their pets without cost forward of the season at www.fidoalert.com/flewthecoop.
“Our collective purpose is to work hand-in-hand with company, authorities, non secular, nonprofit, and particular person companions to minimize the impact of main disasters. We imagine that sensible partnerships are the important thing to constructing a stronger, extra resilient response framework,” stated Jeff Popovich, VP of International Operations, International Empowerment Mission.
Thus far, GEM has supplied over $627 million in assist and provides by way of 373 missions spanning 71 nations and all 50 U.S. states. Affect particulars: globalempowermentmission.org/missions
