As the cleanup efforts following Hurricane Ian commence, the United States is once again faced with an all-too-familiar situation. Warming global temperatures have led to a sharp increase in the number of billion-dollar disasters in the United States — including stronger hurricanes, more pronounced heatwaves and wildfires, and severe winter storms. In these disasters, local residents (particularly low-income and BIPOC communities) are left stranded without access to electricity, often with tragic consequences.
