Disasters

Millions Struggle To Pay AC Bills In Heat Waves. Federal Aid Reaches Few.

"Bobbie Boyd is in a losing battle against near triple-digit temperatures in northwest Arkansas. Her window air conditioner runs nonstop and the ballooning electric bill carves about $240 out of her $882-a-month fixed income. So the 57-year-old cuts other necessities."

Source: AP, 08/10/2023

‘Metal Box Heated From The Inside’: Food Truck Workers Battle Heat

"As tortillas warm on the grill at Los Pookies – an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based food truck best known for its birria tacos – a swamp cooler blasts cool air and extractor fans try their best to suck the heat out of the metal trailer."

Source: Guardian, 08/09/2023

Vermont’s Flood-Wracked Capital City Ponders A Rebuild -- And Climate

"A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A nearby office supply and gift store did the same in 2011 because it liked a different space that came with a bonus: it was higher and farther from the river."

Source: AP, 08/08/2023

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