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Please Help: Volunteers Needed To Help With Hurricane Wiki To Prep for Hurricane Ida

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Source: Weather Channel Alerts 2009 was looking like a very uneventful hurricane season. That is until Hurricane Ida slammed into El Salvador killing 91 people as of this writing. We need volunteers to review the wiki section by section and make sure that there are resources collected for Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

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Why I Donated: Why I Give $100 To My Local Community Foundation Every Year

Bloomerang

In this post, we talk to Lydia, a n instructor in Louisiana, about why she makes a yearly donation of $100 to the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana (SWLA). It was after Hurricane Laura, and I wanted to give to an organization that directly supports our community.

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How You Can Help Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts

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Late at night on Sunday August 29th, Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. All of New Orleans is without power and an estimated one million people across Louisiana and Missouri are without power. You can learn more about their work and make a gift here. Find the Helpers.

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Severe winter weather is linked to climate change, say most Americans in poll

Fast Company Tech

That was followed by three hurricanes in close succession. adults feel climate change has had a major impact on their lives so far, about 4 in 10 think it will in their lifetimesincluding on their health, local air quality, and water availability. “It’s normally hot in Louisiana, but not that hot,” Lathan said.

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Exploring Disaster Philanthropy: Part 2

Connection Cafe

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. When there is an open communication line, you’re able to better understand conditions and work better with local government with rebuilding efforts.

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Housing market map: How much home insurance is expected to rise by 2055

Fast Company Tech

But it’ll also fall on state and local governments. Among the 500 most populous counties, these are the 20 where First Street expects the highest 30-year growth in home insurance premiums: Orleans Parish, Louisiana: +634% Miami-Dade County, Florida: +590% Pinellas County, Florida: +451% St. In fact, 12 of the 20 major U.S.

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Chevron destroyed Louisiana wetlands—and now it must pay $740 million to clean them up

Fast Company Tech

million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making. Plaquemines Parish, the southeast Louisiana district which brought the lawsuit, had asked for $2.6 How are oil companies contributing to Louisiana’s land loss?