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Duke Energy Supports First Responders in South Carolina With $500,000 in Grant Opportunities for Emergency Preparedness

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Grants will pay for training, life-saving equipment and new technology to aid in disaster planning and recovery operations Application now open for nonprofits, governmental agencies GREENVILLE, S.C., The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos.

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Duke Energy Supports Fellow First Responders in South Carolina With $500,000 in Grants for Emergency Preparedness, Resiliency Initiatives

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DESCRIPTION: Funding could support training or help purchase life-saving equipment. April 20, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Duke Energy is creating a $500,000 microgrant program to help South Carolina communities weather future storms. Equipment necessary for severe weather rescues to preserve human life. GREENVILLE, S.C.,

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Five Ways Climate Change Is Impacting Humanitarian Crises Around the World

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DESCRIPTION: It is impossible to read the news these days and not be struck by the record-breaking heatwaves, intense wildfires, prolonged droughts, severe storms, and widespread flooding. Rising sea levels are leading to higher storm surges and more frequent and severe floods. By Erin Connor. SOURCE: Cisco Systems Inc.

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The Calm After the Storm

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But what about later – when the news crews have left? Earlier that night, I remember thinking, ‘This seems different, this isn’t a normal storm,’” recalled Potter. We were in the eye of the storm.” Of course, the most immediate need for people like James Potter and Tanya Jackson was shelter. “I Disaster strikes.

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Five ways climate change is impacting humanitarian crises around the world

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It is impossible to read the news these days and not be struck by the record-breaking heatwaves, intense wildfires, prolonged droughts, severe storms, and widespread flooding. Rising sea levels are leading to higher storm surges and more frequent and severe floods. The effects of climate change are all around us.

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Climate Talks - Episode 06: Both People and Planet

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SOPHIA LI: We have entered a new climate cadence. DW NEWS CLIP: A typhoon has slammed into the eastern Philippines as authorities struggle to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people. NBC NEWS CLIP: Just north of Santa Barbara, the Alisal fire burns out of control. So I felt that way for most of my life until I was 16.