Sources and Citations: AARP Disaster Resilience and Preparedness Tool Kit

1. “Climate Change May be Making Us Lonelier: How Heat Waves and Extreme Weather Disrupt Social Connections Everyone Relies On,” Fiona Doherty, The Conversation (2026) and “Social Connectedness and Extreme Weather Adaptive Capacity: A Participatory Photo Mapping Study in Rural Appalachia,” Fiona C. Doherty, Journal of Community Practice (2026)

2. “An Aging Nation: Projected Number of Children and Older Adults,” U.S. Census Bureau (2018)

3. “National 50-State Population Projections: 2030, 2040, 2050,” Shonel Sen, University of Virginia Weldon Copper Center for Public Service (2024) and “Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States and Nearly Half of U.S. Counties,” U.S. Census Bureau Press Release (2025)

4. “Extreme Weather Is Killing Mostly Older Adults — and Has Been for Decades. Why Aren’t We More Prepared?” Emily Paulin, AARP, (2023)

5. “Older Adults,” Center for Disaster Philanthropy. 

6. “Half of Adults Don’t Have Emergency Savings, AARP Finds,” Kenneth Terrell, AARP, (2019)

7. "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 — New Orleans City, Orleans Parish, Louisiana,” U.S. Census Bureau and “20 Years After Katrina, These Older Adults Are Still Stepping Up,” David Hochman, AARP (2025)

8. “Hurricane Katrina Deaths, Louisiana, 2005,” Joan Brunkard, Gonza Namulanda, Raoult Ratard Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2008)

9. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll,” The York Times (2012)

10. “February 2021 Winter Storm-Related Deaths — Texas,” Texas Department of State Health Services (2021) and “A Vivid View of Extreme Weather: Temperature Records in the U.S. in 2021,” Krishna Karra and Tim Wallace, The New York Times (2022)

11. "Many of Hurricane Ian’s Victims Were Older Adults Who Drowned,” Mitch Smith, Frances Robles, Eliza Fawcett and Ava Sasani, The New York Times (2022)

12. “Extreme Weather Is Killing Mostly Older Adults — And Has Been for Decades. Why Aren’t We More Prepared?” Emily Paulin, AARP (2023)

13. "Aging with Disabilities in America: Experiences, Needs, and New Realities,” AARP Research (2026)

14. “The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness,” Dennis Culjane, Dan Treglia, et al., University of Pennsylvania (2019)

15. “Geriatric Conditions in a Population-Based Sample of Older Homeless Adults,” Rebbecca T. Brown, et al., The Gerontologist, (2017) and “Geriatric Syndromes in Older Homeless Adults,” Rebecca T. Brown, et al., Journal of General Internal Medicine (2012)

16. "Manufactured Housing as an Affordable Option for Older Adults,” Shannon Guzman, Jennifer Skow, AARP Public Policy Institute (2019) and “Households Living in Manufactured Housing Face Outsized Exposure to Heat and Wildfire Hazards: Evidence from California,” Gregory Pierce, et al., Natural Hazards Review (2022)

17. “Climate Change Impacts Seniors Living Near the Coast, Climate Central, (2021)

18. “Climate Change Impacts Seniors Living Near the Coast, Climate Central, (2021)

19. Fast Facts: High Tide Flooding and Annual High Tide Flooding Outlook, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2023)

20. “Older Consumers: Especially Vulnerable to Utility Price Increases, AARP Public Policy Institute, William L. Shiflett, Lori Trawinski (2018)

21. “Urban Heat Spots in 65 Cities, Climate Central (2024)

22.  “City Infrastructure Must Evolve to Protect Residents from Extreme Heat,” Lee Hale and Jonaki Mehta, All Things Considered, NPR (2021)

23. “Association Between Exposure to Hurricane Irma and Mortality and Hospitalization in Florida Nursing Home Residents,” David M. Dosa, Julianne Skarha, Lindsay J. Peterson, et al., JAMA Network Open (2020)

24. “Inability to Drive: Lack of Transportation Options Are Major Concerns for Older Adults, People with Disabilities and Caregivers,” National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, (2018) 

25. AARP Public Policy Institute analysis based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau (2019) and “Long-term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2015–2016,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2019)

26. “2020 Profile of Older Americans, Administration for Community Living,” Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2021). 

27. “Saving Lives Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning,” National Council on Disability (2005)

28. “The Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on People with Disabilities: A Look Back and Remaining Challenges,” National Council on Disability (2006)

29. “Most Evacuation Plans Assume Cars. Lewis Center Research Shows the Risks,” Joey Waldinger, UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

30. “15 Dead Among Nursing Home Evacuees Taken to Tangipahoa Warehouse,” Greg LaRose, WDSU.com (2021)

31. “To Evacuate or Shelter in Place: Implications of Universal Hurricane Evacuation Policies on Nursing Home Residents,” David Dosa, Kathryn Hyer, Kali Thomas, Shailender Swaminathan, Zhanlian Feng, Lisa Brown, Vincent Mor, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (2011) and Science Direct and AARP Research

32. “Inside the Nursing Home Where 12 Died During Hurricane Irma: 99 Degrees,” Megan O’Matz, Sun Sentinel (2017)

33. “59A-4.1265 Emergency Environmental Control for Nursing Homes,” Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (2026)

34. “Texas Enabled the Worst Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Catastrophe in Recent U.S. History,” Perla Trevizo, Ren Larson and Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and Propublica; Mike Hixenbaugh and Suzy Khimm, NBC News (2021)

35. “10 of the Hottest Cities in the U.S.,” Brian Lada, AccuWeather.com (2024)

36. “Addressing Heat and Air Quality in Phoenix,” The Nature Conservancy

37. ”Preparing for Effective Risk Communication,” NOAA Office for Coastal Management

38. “Disaster Animal Response Team Answers the Call for Help,” Vermont Disaster Animal Response Team

39. “Take Control in 1, 2, 3: Disaster Preparedness Guide for Older Adults,” FEMA

40.  “5 Action Steps to Preparedness,” National Center for Disaster Preparedness

The hyperlinked sources were active as of September 1, 2026