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November 2, 2022

Livable Communities Newsletter | AARP.org/Livable

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Free (Award-Winning) Publication

Extreme weather events are becoming more common — and more damaging and deadly. Created in collaboration with FEMA, the 44-page, photo- and strategy-filled AARP Disaster Resilience Tool Kit is a guide for how local leaders can reduce the risks and better protect older adults.

The Impact of Disasters on Older Adults

This excerpt from the AARP Disaster Resilience Tool Kit looks at how and why, when natural disasters or human-made hazards strike, the consequences tend to be harder on older adults than on younger age groups.

Livability News & Notes

Hurricane Ian's Deadly Toll — The September storm was Florida's deadliest since 1935. Many of the victims were older adults who drowned. Some died when the power went out and they were no longer able to use their oxygen machines.
Source: The New York Times ►

Built to Weather the Storm — The central Florida community of Babcock Ranch runs on solar power and was purposely located and designed to withstand extreme weather and coastal flooding. The sustainable community withstood Hurricane Ian with little more than a few downed signs and some flickering lights. Source: NPR ►

Money for Mitigation — State and local governments are eligible to apply for hazard mitigation grants through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance programs. The application deadline is January 27, 2023. Source: FEMA ►

The next issue of the AARP Livable Communities e‍-‍Newsletter will be published on November 16.

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