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Nursing Homes Facing Life-or-Death Decisions in Power Blackouts
As the Pacific Gas & Electric Company in California tries to reduce wildfire risk by cutting power during times of high risk, care facilities like nursing ...
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Working Together to Keep the Lights on in New York City
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Con Edison examined the future vulnerability of electrical infrastructure. Based on the results, they took action to increase ...
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Watching for Wind: An Effort to Get the Upper Hand on Wildfire
After Santa Ana winds contributed to devastating wildfires in 2007, San Diego Gas & Electric worked with partners to monitor threats posed by the wind.
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Hospital Plans Ahead for Power, Serves the Community Through Hurricane Sandy
The combined heat and power system at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut kept the lights on through Hurricane Sandy, and the system continues to support ...
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Following a Devastating Tornado, Town and Hospital Rebuild to Harness Wind Energy
After 90 percent of the town was damaged or destroyed by a tornado, Greensburg, Kansas, and Kiowa County Memorial Hospital developed a Long-Term Community ...
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Asheville Climate Resilience Plan
Asheville, NC released a climate resilience plan. They have also released a citizen’s climate actions guide available at ...
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RISING SEAS AND ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE: POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION OPTIONS FOR SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC (SDG&E)
Rising sea levels pose a threat to California’s energy infrastructure and the coastal communities that it serves. To better understand this threat, this study ...
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Climate and Disaster Resilience Financing in Small Island Developing States
Natural disasters and climate change severely affect the growth trajectory of small island developing states and their ability to achieve sustainable ...
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Dominica Geothermal Risk Mitigation
Dominica has designed its own strategic program for climate resilience under the PPCR, a process that has led to the development of Dominica’s Low Carbon ...
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Belize: Energy Resilience for Climate Adaptation
Belize faces high exposure to risks posed by extreme weather from tropical storms and hurricanes, the impacts of which are likely to be exacerbated because of ...
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