Across the small town of Gloster, Mississippi, passersby can still see remnants of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Claudette and Hurricane Ida: tarps on roofs, fallen trees, damaged cars and homes hit hard by rain, debris and strong winds.
, natural disasters reduce household income, destroy homes, and force families to give up a larger fraction of their wealth.
"People were just trying to live in what they had left of a home," Erniko Brown said."One woman told me about her mother and father living in their mobile home although it had mold in it, and they felt like calling FEMA, but there's so much red tape." He says that the community has taken a lot of hits in recent years -- businesses have slowly closed, there is no longer a school in the town, and they rely on many outside emergency services to get assistance.
"Until recently, what was an episodic series of acute events has now become a chronic condition of devastating climate impact, leaving families and neighborhoods without the opportunity or time to prepare or recover effectively on their own," Pipa added.
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