Puerto Rico's power outage exposes fragility of energy grid
Clip: 9/22/2022 | 8m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Hurricane exposes fragility of Puerto Rico's energy grid despite large-scale investments
Days after Hurricane Fiona swept across Puerto Rico, people there are still dealing with intense heat, a water shortage and a difficult history that has left the territory short on power and crucial needs. Yarimar Bonilla, the director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York, joined William Brangham to discuss the recovery.
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Puerto Rico's power outage exposes fragility of energy grid
Clip: 9/22/2022 | 8m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Days after Hurricane Fiona swept across Puerto Rico, people there are still dealing with intense heat, a water shortage and a difficult history that has left the territory short on power and crucial needs. Yarimar Bonilla, the director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York, joined William Brangham to discuss the recovery.
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