When disaster strikes, governors are the first line of action to manage response and get resources available to the victims. And as their role as disaster managers becomes an increasingly important part of the job, many are also making disaster mitigation a priority to minimize the future impact of climate change in their communities. Today, POLITICO’s Katherine Landergan explores how some governors in the Northeast are reshaping their duties. Katherine Landergan is POLITICO's New Jersey bureau chief. Annie Snider covers environment issues for POLITICO and is the host of POLITICO Energy. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Raghu Manavalan is the host-producer of the Playbook Daily Briefing and a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.