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Visionlink’s Volunteer Registry Deployed for Hurricanes Harvey & Irma

VisionLink

Thousands of volunteers have offered to assist in the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. High-level government officials have directed these generous people to National VOAD and their member agencies. Due to the ongoing uncertainty of Hurricane Irma, other states will be added as necessary.

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

Flooding from extreme storms like hurricanes will also become more frequent. For many low-lying island nations , the challenge of higher seas and more intense tropical storms will be existential. Since then, new government policies, and the meteoric rise of renewable energy, seem to have made a dent. Indeed, we already have.

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