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Texas gets $60 million in federal funds to strengthen power grid against extreme weather
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe main switchyard at a Midlothian power plant. The federal government is sending Texas more than...
Looking to relocate? Know the risks in the 25 most disaster-prone states in the US
MoneyWise via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThese states have had the most disaster declarations because of hurricanes, fires and other...
Texas to receive $60 million from U.S. Department of Energy to strengthen electric grid
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Texas Division of Emergency Management will receive $60.6 million from the U.S. Department of...
The US isn’t ready for stronger hurricanes, experts say. How structures are built could help.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs southwestern Florida reels from Hurricane Ian’s devastation, residents can look to recovery...
Travis County, Austin leaders issue disaster declaration after winter ice storms
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the wake of ice storms this week that led to widespread power outages in the state capital, Travis County's top administrator, County Judge Andy Brown, and Austin Mayor Kirk Watson together ...
US nursing homes aren't safe amid climate crisis, report finds. And it's getting worse.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmid a devastating power outage and plummeting temperatures in 2021, workers at a nursing home in La...
Texans are getting $60 million to deal with a dangerous, unstable part of their state’s...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTexas is getting $60 million from the federal government to strengthen its power grid in the face of...
Blizzards are inescapable − but the most expensive winter storm damage is largely preventable
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWrecks during snowstorms can shut down highways, stranding drivers in the cold for hours. Ben...
The dull way Americans are being forced to care about climate change risk: Insurance
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoDENVER ‒ Smoke descended on New York City, oceans are rising, arctic ice is melting. But one of the...
Here are the most and least disaster-prone states
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWildfires and drought in California, hurricanes and flooding in Florida and power outages in Texas have rendered all three states distinctly less livable...