Puerto Rico has been having problems with its power grid. Vox Science reporter Umer Irfan tells me about some of the potential solutions that we're going to be doing. I'm determined how Puerto Rico built faster than in the past and stronger and better prepared for the future. Listen for stories about love and all of the surprising forms it can take.
Days after Ian, most Floridians now have their power back. Weeks after Fiona, more than 100,000 Puerto Rican households and businesses are still coping with blackouts and an outdated grid. The Washington Post’s Arelis Hernández explains.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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