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With extreme weather events and other disasters on the rise, how well are Americans prepared?

… Either way, air conditioning uses prodigious amounts of electricity, and depending on how that electricity is generated, AC can exacerbate the very problem … have portable generators in case the local electricity grid fails (as it did this year in  New Orleans after …
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Can parametric microinsurance improve the financial resilience of low-income households in the United States?

… unexpected costs for extended periods. For example, when electricity was lost for weeks to months in parts of Puerto … generators and fuel to keep their homes habitable when the grid was down (Fausset et  al. 2017). When households lack … Fausset R, Robles F, Acosta D (2017) Minus the electrical grid, Puerto Rico Becomes a generator Island. The New York …

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