US EditionNew study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
- A recent epidemiological study indicates that hurricanes in the U.S. have caused more than 18,000 deaths from 1988 to 2019, 13 times higher than the directly reported death toll by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
- The study found that the majority of deaths were not caused by direct impact, but rather by heart and lung problems, infections, injuries, and mental health issues in the aftermath of the storms. This suggests that the traditional counting method by meteorologists significantly underestimates the true human toll.
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New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally calculate and a disproportionate number of those victims are poor, vulnerable and minorities, according to a new epidemiological study.
U.S. hurricane deaths concentrated in vulnerable counties, research finds
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New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally calculate and a disproportionate number of those victims are poor, vulnerable and minorities, according to a new epidemiological study.
New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally calculate and a disproportionate number of those victims are poor, vulnerable and minorities, according to a new epidemiological study. A team of public health and storm experts calculated that from 1988 to 2019 more than 18,000 people likely died, mostly indirectly, because of hurricanes and lesser tropical cyclones in the continental Unit…
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