Climate Changed
Built on Air Conditioning, Florida Is in a Race to Restore Power
- Hurricane Irma wasn’t a monster, but left half state powerless
- Some likely to wait weeks before their electricity returns
U.S. Dodges Worst Case Hurricane Irma Scenario
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David Guerra stood in his yard in southeast Miami, sweating. He’d suffered through the terror of 100 mph-plus winds flung off by Irma and was now descending into the special hell of a megastorm’s aftermath.
A big tree next door had toppled onto a power line at 4:10 a.m. Saturday. Sparks flew, a transformer exploded, the lights went out. Guerra and his wife and son faced the misery of going days if not weeks without a working stove or refrigerator or, most importantly, air conditioning.