From devastating flooding in Kentucky to wildfires in the West, extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of America hard. Recovery will be extra difficult at a time of high inflation.
Kirk Siegler/NPR, prices for most household items in the western United States have risen close to 10 percent since last year. People were already scraping by in Siskiyou County before the McKinney Fire. Close to one in four people here live below the federal poverty line. Rising homelessness was already a concern in the region before this fire.
"They're underinsured," Fischer says."The insurance companies might pay for what they think your house was worth, but they don't take into account it's going to cost $50,000 to clean up your spot to rebuild." Erin Hillman supervises the reconstruction of her home, which burned to the ground in a 2020 wildfire. Rebuilding has been slow due to labor and supply shortages, plus another fire in the area.Erin Hillman supervises the reconstruction of her home, which burned to the ground in a 2020 wildfire. Rebuilding has been slow due to labor and supply shortages, plus another fire in the area.Even before the disasters, it was hard to get a contractor or enough labor in rural America.
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