This artist rendering shows Broadmoor Community Church in New Orleans. As global warming produces more extreme weather a grassroots network is launching "Community Lighthouses" to meet the challenge of extended power outages. (Together New Orleans via AP)

'Community Lighthouses' powered by the sun and volunteers

EarthBeat
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Aug 13, 2022

As the warming climate produces more extreme weather including bigger and wetter hurricanes, a project in southeast Louisiana aims to utilize houses of worship and community buildings as electricity hubs after disasters and during extended power outages.