Comment on Hurricane Helene Deaths Will Continue for Years, Study Suggests | Research on hundreds of tropical storms finds that mortality keeps rising for more than a decade afterward

solrize@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

(Boston globe non-paywalled version)

Just how storms contribute to people’s deaths after the immediate impact is something that needs further study, Hsiang said. But he theorized it includes the health effects of stress, changes in the environment including toxins, people not being able to afford health care and other necessities because of storm costs, infrastructure damage and government changes in spending.

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