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Why extreme weather kills older adults — and how to keep loved ones safe


Why extreme weather kills older adults and how to keep loved ones safe
Lois M. Collins
© Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman via Associated Press
Maria Pineda warms up in her car outside her home on Garden Street in East Austin, Texas, on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, during a power outage caused by a winter storm.
The man was found dead in his recliner and his wife was rushed to the hospital, barely alive. After a crippling arctic blast ripped through a good portion of the nation in February, hitting even their usually sunny section of Texas, the inside of their home in Abilene was as cold as the weather outside their door. Officials told KTXS news they’d been without power for three days. ....

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