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Is extreme heat an extreme disaster?

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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Ensuring Electrical Resilience Amidst Rising Temperatures

This chapter addresses the reliability of the electrical grid under extreme heat conditions and the critical improvements needed for resilience. It emphasizes the urgency of addressing funding challenges for backup power in cooling centers and advocates for recognizing extreme heat as a disaster to garner federal support.

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