Hurricanes contribute to thousands of deaths each year — many times the reported number
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricanes contribute to thousands of deaths each year — many times the reported number

NPR  

Hurricanes contribute to thousands of deaths each year — many times the reported number toggle caption Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Hurricane Helene ripped up from Florida to the Carolinas last week, killing more than 100 people and leaving devastation in its wake that will take weeks or months even to assess. But the new study shows that losses continue for months, and can last as long as 15 years, after the storm passes taxing people’s health and economic well-being, contributing to thousands of premature deaths. Sponsor Message This study, and others like it, “cast in sharp relief” the climate impacts on human life in the U.S., says Robbie Parks, an environmental health expert at Columbia University. “We need to be giving people a lot of attention even months and years after, making sure that they're getting their insurance payouts on time, making sure that they're being made whole and that they can recover and they're not being forgotten about just because the hurricane was a month ago,” Young says.

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‘Bomb cyclone’ slams western US, leaving two dead and 600,000 without power
1 month ago

‘Bomb cyclone’ slams western US, leaving two dead and 600,000 without power

Al Jazeera  

Authorities warn that severe winds and heavy rains are expected across the northwestern United States through Friday. A powerful storm known as a “bomb cyclone” has killed at least two people and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands across the West Coast of the United States. “Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the West Coast through the end …

Hurricane Beryl kills six, causes ‘immense destruction’ in Caribbean
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Beryl kills six, causes ‘immense destruction’ in Caribbean

Al Jazeera  

Beryl churns towards Jamaica as it sweeps through the southeast Caribbean, leaving widespread destruction in its wake. The roads are not passable, and in many instances, they are cut off because of the large quantity of debris strewn all over the streets.” Mitchell added: “The possibility that there may be more fatalities remains a grim reality as movement is still …

New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
1 year, 4 months ago

New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable

Associated Press  

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. “It’s the difference between how many people died and how many people would have died on a normal day” with no hurricane, said study lead author …

New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
1 year, 4 months ago

New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s the difference between how …

Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities
1 year, 4 months ago

Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities

NPR  

Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images A few months after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in 2017, the governor announced the official death toll: 64. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers several factors for defining socially vulnerable communities including poverty, age and disability, …

More than 220 killed by record-breaking Cyclone Freddy
1 year, 9 months ago

More than 220 killed by record-breaking Cyclone Freddy

Al Jazeera  

Vast majority of deaths occurred in Malawi from the highly unusual storm. Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit the coast of Southern Africa for a second time over the weekend, bringing its total death toll to more than 220 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. “No other tropical cyclones observed in this part of the world have taken such a path across …

Cyclone in Madagascar kills dozens, displaces tens of thousands
1 year, 10 months ago

Cyclone in Madagascar kills dozens, displaces tens of thousands

Al Jazeera  

At least 25 confirmed dead and more than 37,000 displaced by Cyclone Cheneso, authorities say. More than two dozen Madagascans have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless since a severe tropical cyclone made landfall last week and swirled for days off the island’s western coast, official records show. Cheneso – which temporarily intensified to a tropical cyclone …

Hurricane Ian Death Toll Reaches Triple Digits; Second-deadliest Storm to Hit Mainland US This Century
2 years, 2 months ago

Hurricane Ian Death Toll Reaches Triple Digits; Second-deadliest Storm to Hit Mainland US This Century

News 18  

Rotting fish and garbage lie scattered in Sanibel Island’s streets. For the past three days, he and his wife Joyce have been making trips to their damaged mobile home in Fort Myers, cleaning up after Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast. Ian is the second-deadliest storm to hit the mainland U.S. in the 21st century behind Hurricane Katrina, which …

India Faced 117 Cyclones from 1970-2019, Over 40,000 Lives Lost, Finds Study
3 years, 6 months ago

India Faced 117 Cyclones from 1970-2019, Over 40,000 Lives Lost, Finds Study

News 18  

As many as 117 cyclones hit India in 50 years from 1970-2019 claiming over 40,000 lives, according to a study on extreme weather events, which also states the mortality rate due to tropical cyclones has come down significantly over the past 10 years. The study states that the number of deaths due to cyclones has come down significantly in the …

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