Across the country, people are increasingly relying on mutual aid — cooperative assistance adherents describe as “solidarity, not charity” — to get through climate-related disasters.
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When a deadly Arctic blast pummeled Texas, Kenna Titus, a law student in Austin, panicked about whether she and her partner would be able to keep themselves and their dog warm, and whether friends and neighbors had what they needed.
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Then came the torrent of suffering. A seniors’ apartment complex went without water for days, warming centers closed because of power and water outages, and child cancer patients languished in a hospital, desperate for food.
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