{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Mayreau"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":2,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Mayreau","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"rmi-001015","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-001015","title":"Solar Under Storm III: Updated best practices for resilient ground-mount PV systems with hurricane exposure","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-06","source_url":"https://rmi.org/app/uploads/dlm_uploads/2025/06/rmi-june-2025_islands-solar-under-storm-III.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies critical failure modes in ground-mount solar PV systems exposed to extreme winds, such as the failure of top-down clamps and low-cycle fatigue in module frames. 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