When a disaster like Hurricane Ian destroys a house, the clock starts ticking. It gets harder for sick people to take their medications, medical devices may stop working without electricity, excessive temperatures, mold, or other factors may threaten someone's health. Every day without stable shelter puts people in danger.
The federal government is supposed to help prevent that cascade of problems, but
an NPR investigation finds that the people who need help the
most are often
less likely to get it. Today we encore a conversation between NPR climate reporter Rebecca Hersher and
Short Wave guest host Rhitu Chatterjee.
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