Getting Ready fo’ Da Kine Climate Change: Looking Ova How Schools Stay Prepped 🏫🌦️📚

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Heat, High Wata, Hurricanes: Schools No Ready Fo’ Climate Change 🌪️🔥💦 Skip all da kine stuffs an’ come straight fo’ dis. Today’s news from U.S., brah! Heat, high wata and hurricanes – schools no ready fo’ climate change. Storm can last one day but da learning disruption can last years.

Afta hurricane an’ dat coronavirus pandemic tingy hit Calhoun County in Florida hard li’dat, dey still trying for recover. But get hope dat new elementary school goin be pau soon. Hurricane Michael wen slam Florida Panhandle in 2018 and mess up Calhoun County schools real bad like bumbye you know? Had winds going 160 miles per hour destroyed one elementary school an pull out high-school bleachers from ground li’dat only!

Darryl Taylor Jr., superintendent of the district say was total wipeout – like nuclear bomb had gone off or someting! Calhoun schools still yet tryna rebuild wat dem lost five years ago now 😞 New elementary school not even pau yet; some kids still gotta learn inside temporary classrooms 🏫 Assessing damage for insurance plus dealing wit da virus been tough road 💼📝 It was long and slow, Mr. Taylor said about the whole process. As more climate disasters happening these days now yeah?, districts learning that strong storm can throw everything into chaos 😱 In New York recently had heavy rain flood city with water seeping into over 300 schools 💧 Cafeterias and kitchens couldn’t use; students commuting time went double up to two hours; one school even had to evacuate temporarily 👣 Dis flooding came afta summer where record heat 🔥and wildfires happened too much already ☀️ Da big question is how (or if) they gonna prepare their facilities for this kinda climate change — and other natural disasters, like da virus pandemic.

Money one problem; bureaucracy another. At start of school year, plenty schools especially in Midwest and Northeast had to close or let students go home early cause was too hot 🥵 Many districts get old schools not equipped for handle air-conditioning. Heat waves lasting longer an’ starting earlier nowdays says Jonathan T. Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan.

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Heat, Rising Water Levels, Hurricanes: Schools are Unprepared for Climate Change 🌪️🔥💦 Let’s cut to the chase. Today’s news from the U.S., folks!

Heatwaves, rising water levels and hurricanes – schools are unprepared for climate change. A storm may last a day but its disruption to learning can span years.After being hit hard by both a hurricane and the coronavirus pandemic, Calhoun County in Florida is still struggling to recover.

However there is hope that their new elementary school will be completed soon. In 2018 Hurricane Michael devastated Florida Panhandle and severely damaged Calhoun County schools with winds reaching up to 160 miles per hour destroying an elementary school completely along with high-school bleachers ripped out of the ground!Darryl Taylor Jr., superintendent of this district described it as total devastation – akin to a nuclear bomb going off!

Even now five years later 😞 , Calhoun schools continue their efforts towards rebuilding what was lost; construction on new elementary school isn’t finished yet; some students have no choice but study in temporary classrooms 🏫 The process of assessing damage for insurance claims coupled with dealing with virus has been challenging 💼📝 ‘It was long drawn-out’, Mr.Taylor commented about entire ordeal . With increase in climate disasters these days districts realizing how severe storms can throw everything into disarray 😱 Recently heavy rainfall flooded New York city affecting over 300 schools 💧 Cafeterias & kitchens were unusable; commuting time doubled up taking two hours ; one school even had evacuate temporarily 👣 This flooding followed summer characterized by record heat 🔥and excessive wildfires ☀️ Big question remains if (or how) they’ll prepare facilities against such climate changes — not forgetting other natural calamities like pandemics.Funding issues pose one problem while bureaucracy presents another.

At the start of school year, many schools particularly in Midwest and Northeast had to close or send students home early due to excessive heat 🥵 Numerous districts have old buildings not equipped with air-conditioning systems. Heat waves are now lasting longer and starting earlier according Jonathan T.

Overpeck, dean of School for Environment & Sustainability at University of Michigan.