How an increase in summer heat impacts CT’s unhoused population

Connecticut Public – Wednesday, July 30, 2025
By Abigail Brone

When the weather heats up, Clarence Braun and his wife Holly park their Mercury Grand Marquis in the shade or ride around with the windows down.

“My AC is broken. I just drive if I can find some shade,” Braun said.

Braun is unhoused and has lived out of his car for more than two years. He recognizes that summers in Connecticut have gotten hotter and he has to find different ways to try to keep cool.

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