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  • Facing Unique Challenges, Rural Communities Find Unique Solutions to Protect Against Wildfire Smoke Exposure

    February 08, 2023 |

    The Rural Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection installs air-quality sensors in rural communities to address monitoring deserts where wildfire smoke affects communities but there is no data available on the exact air quality measures. The organization then works with trusted community sources, like libraries, to run public awareness campaigns and educate locals on protection measures.

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  • Climate disasters hit poor people hardest. There's an obvious solution to that.

    February 03, 2023 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    An effective way to help those most vulnerable to climate disasters is by providing just-in-time cash transfers right before a disaster hits for them to use as they see fit for resilience and climate change adaptation.

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  • Community Land Trusts Build Climate-Resilient Affordable Housing

    December 01, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Big Pine Key, Florida

    Community land trusts are nonprofits that buy land, build homes, and ensure the long-term affordability of the homes they build. A trust in Florida is not only ensuring homes stay affordable after natural disasters it is also focused on building units that can withstand storms so families do not need to rebuild.

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  • The Florida town that challenged Hurricane Ian and won

    November 30, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, survived Hurricane Ian without sustaining significant damage, losing power, or undergoing a boil-water alert because the town was built with natural disaster resilience in mind. The stormwater management system mimics the natural world, its electricity comes from its own solar grid, and it has its own water plant.

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  • Moving Entire Towns to Escape Climate Change

    November 30, 2022 |

    NBCLX |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    A buyout program in Charlotte, North Carolina, pays residents to move out of areas with high flood risk. The program is a form of managed retreat, a practice in which people choose to move away from climate-related threats.

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  • A Skyscraper in Jakarta Offers Lessons for Quake-Prone Indonesia

    November 23, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

    A 51-story skyscraper in Jakarta, Indonesia, built with a belt-truss system kept workers safe and working during an earthquake. The system reduces vibration and movement by linking some of the walls and frames of the building.

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  • Fox Island a model for disaster preparedness

    November 17, 2022 |

    Gig Harbor Now |

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    Response Location: United States, Gig Harbor, Washington

    The Fox Island Community and Recreation Association Emergency Response Organization is a model for community-level emergency planning. Realizing the island would be cut off from any help in the case of a major disaster, they set up a command center, bought equipment and supplies, and worked with government and NGO sources to develop a disaster plan that uses neighborhood response teams that are ready to deploy on short notice.

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  • A hurricane-proof community, plus stopping a tiny killer

    October 31, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, weathered Hurricane Ian without losing electricity and with little damage. The town's designer says this storm resistance comes from choices like using solar power, putting in plenty of stormwater drains, and building all the infrastructure underground.

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  • The Sacramento region grapples with the intersection of wildfires and affordable housing • Sacramento News & Review

    October 26, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    After the Camp Fire that destroyed several homes and misplaced residents, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offered low-interest home loans and payment assistance for low-income families who wished to rebuild or repair a home after a wildfire. Several other organizations and agencies also emerged with solutions and research studies that present ways to reshape how Californians rebuild after wildfires, with attention paid to mitigating future fires and the destruction they cause.

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  • ‘Pretty remarkable': How Florida got power back for 2 million after Ian

    October 11, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    After 15 years of fortifying the electric grid with swaps like concrete and steel electric poles and underground power lines, Florida utility companies were able to restore power to residents after Hurricane Ian faster than any previous storm.

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