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How the government is failing Americans uprooted by natural disaster

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.
How the government is failing Americans uprooted by natural disaster
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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.
Devastated by disasters, Lake Charles is still waiting for help
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Devastated by disasters, Lake Charles is still waiting for help

The Louisiana city, hobbled by two hurricanes, a winter storm and a flood, has struggled to translate sympathy into financial support. It is a challenge other cities could soon face.
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FEMA disaster aid often widens racial disparities

The federal government often gives less help to Black disaster survivors than their white neighbors. That’s a challenge for President Biden, who has vowed to fight both inequality and climate change.
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Scientists predict an ‘above normal’ Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricanes have become more destructive over time, in no small part because of the influences of a warming planet.

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After 2 hurricanes, Lake Charles fears its cries for help have gone unheard
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After 2 hurricanes, Lake Charles fears its cries for help have gone unheard

The city was shredded by Hurricanes Laura and Delta. But the needs of Lake Charles have been overlooked in a year of disaster and unrest.
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