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Houston's Memorial Day weather capped a week of power outages and storm recovery from a windy derecho, leaving residents ill-prepared for the extreme heat.
By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune July 26, 2023
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What are local governments, nonprofits, and everyday people doing to better prepare for rising temperatures? How can our communities with infrastructure built for a narrow range of temperatures prevent the most dangerous effects of extreme heat?
Air conditioning doesn’t suffice in Houston homes that need repairs, weatherization and retrofitting.