Hurricane Relief Efforts& the Solar Community

摘要

Our planet's warming ocean waters have led to stronger hurricanes. As a result, category 4 and 5 hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have taken a serious toll this season, claiming 272 lives thus far, and devastating homes and communities in Texas, Florida, and much of the Caribbean. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the spotlight has been on Puerto Rico. At least 48 deaths were reported and, in addition to extreme flooding and collapsed and damaged roads and buildings, their entire electrical grid was knocked out. A full three and a half weeks after the storm, recovery efforts were still extremely slow and, according to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, only 15% of the island's electricity had been restored.