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![A large angled arch of a building in front of a large parking lot. On the body of the building it reads]()
Baltimore is hooking up a Black megachurch with some serious solar battery power
Adding solar arrays plus battery storage to key community spaces could light the way for other storm-prone cities.
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![Emory and Henry Peters, 2, walk with their nanny Cynthia Chavez at Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The unusual orange and red-hued skies were a result of smoke from the Northern California wildfires.]()
![Emory and Henry Peters, 2, walk with their nanny Cynthia Chavez at Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The unusual orange and red-hued skies were a result of smoke from the Northern California wildfires.]()
Wildfire smoke claims more than 33,000 lives each year, new study finds
And that number doesn't even account for long-term exposure.
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Ida left behind a water crisis in the Gulf
Hundreds of thousands of people remain without drinking water -- and there's no timeline for getting it back.
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![Downed power lines on a road in Houma, Louisiana.]()
![Downed power lines on a road in Houma, Louisiana.]()
3 ways to prevent the next mass power outage
Hurricane Ida exposed the grid's weaknesses. It didn't have to be that way.
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Ida’s aftermath shows the risks of petrochemical production in a hurricane zone
A Shell refinery in the heart of “Cancer Alley” has been polluting excessively since the storm passed.
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![A person walks through the remnants of Hurricane Ida in the Bronx.]()
![A person walks through the remnants of Hurricane Ida in the Bronx.]()
How the remnants of Hurricane Ida turned into a disaster for the Northeast
The storm showed the region is not prepared for climate change.
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![Flooding in Barataria, Louisiana, from Hurricane Ida]()
![Flooding in Barataria, Louisiana, from Hurricane Ida]()
How sea-level rise is making hurricanes like Ida more destructive
The Gulf Coast has some of the highest sea-level rise in the country, in part due to climate change.
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How one town put politics aside to save itself from fire
Timber Wars tore this town apart. Wildfire prevention brought it back together.
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Louisiana’s Native communities face a long recovery after Hurricane Ida
The storm added to existing issues like coastal erosion and rising sea levels.
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![An emergency response vehicle cruises through a street battered by Hurricane Ida]()
![An emergency response vehicle cruises through a street battered by Hurricane Ida]()
Hurricane Ida shows how New Orleans is still trying to police its way out of disasters
The city elevated an “anti-looting” task force without mentioning how police would offer supportive services as the entire city lost power.
