Testing LA's Response To Natural Disaster: How'd We Do?
Aug 22, 2023•24 min•Ep. 137
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#137: We spent all weekend bracing for our first tropical storm in decades. BUT
Hilary didn’t get as wild as expected — at least in some parts of the region.
So far there haven’t been any deaths or major injuries reported. But we did get a LOT of rain, about 7 inches in LA county.
Even though the disaster didn’t quite match our biggest fears - we got a chance to see what our city’s response would be to a major environmental catastrophe.
To get a better sense of it, we’re checking in with some of our reporters at LAist.
Guests: Jacob Margolis, science reporter for LAist; Erin Stone, climate emergency reporter for LAist; Nick Gerda, unhoused communities reporter for LAist
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