Why knowing your neighbors could save you in the next climate disaster

Across the US, communities are relying on mutual aid as a safeguard against extreme weather

When winter storm Uri hit Texas in February 2021, bringing single-digit temperatures and sheets of snow to Dallas, Susana Edith and a group of volunteers distributed lentil soup and winter gear to unhoused people in their community.

A lot of us had a sense of urgency and were called to action at that moment," Edith said. We were out in the streets while the storm was happening."