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Lake Charles still waits for long-term disaster aid
Homes and businesses still sit in ruins in a small Louisiana city, left behind by the government’s convoluted and unpredictable system for rebuilding communities devastated by natural disasters.
How the government is failing Americans uprooted by natural disaster
Climate change is creating a growing class of displaced Americans, and the federal government is struggling to decide how to help them.
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How the government is failing Americans uprooted by natural disaster
Climate change is creating a growing class of displaced Americans, and the federal government is struggling to decide how to help them.
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Climate change fueled the 2020 hurricane season’s rainfall, study shows
Researchers found hourly hurricane rainfall totals in 2020 were up to 10 percent, compared with those in the preindustrial era.
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Families displaced by Hurricane Laura face FEMA trailer rents they say they can’t afford
Mary Cormier and her daughter slept wherever they could in the months after Hurricane Laura destroyed their trailer, including in her pickup truck at times.
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Louisiana to receive unexpected hurricane relief windfall of $1.7 billion
Louisiana is getting an unexpected windfall of more than $1.7 billion in federal hurricane relief dollars, officials said Tuesday, a major infusion of funds that will help boost long-term recovery.
Louisiana hurricane aid missing from federal spending deal
The last, best chance for southwest Louisiana to obtain further long-term aid related to hurricanes Laura and Delta from the federal government could be on the verge
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