Why knowing your neighbors could save you in the next climate disaster

Across the US, communities are relying on mutual aid as a safeguard against extreme weather

When winter storm Uri hit Texas in February 2021, bringing single-digit temperatures and sheets of snow to Dallas, Susana Edith and a group of volunteers distributed lentil soup and winter gear to unhoused people in their community.

“A lot of us had a sense of urgency and were called to action at that moment,” Edith said. “We were out in the streets while the storm was happening.”

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/08/mutual-aid-climate-disaster

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