Hurricanes and typhoons continue to claim indirect victims years later. A new study published in The nature Explains that the actual death toll associated with storm phenomena is actually much higher than what was announced days to weeks later.
Hurricane Helene, which devastated the southeastern United States on September 26 and 27, caused a very high temporary human toll: several hundred deaths. A hurricane kills an average of 24 people in the United States, but each one is followed by 7,000 to 11,000 additional deaths, according to a study just published in the journal The nature. This excess mortality may increase over 15 years!
After each violent weather phenomenon, the results cascade
Hurricanes and hurricanes cause long-term consequences:
- Less easy access to care due to damage.
- Advance medical care due to health problemsArgentArgent (Job loss due to injury, expensive work at home without insurance, relocation, etc.).
- Water pollution that causes infectious diseases.
- Damaged housing (mould, exposure to bad weather, etc.) that is not repaired due to lack of money.
- Post-traumatic stressPost-traumatic stress And committing suicide due to loss of loved ones, loss of money, jobs, crops etc.
- Of AccidentsAccidents Traffic on damaged roads.
According to excess mortality data after 501 hurricanes and hurricanes studied between 1930 and 2015, certain population categories in the United States were more affected: children under one year old, the elderly (65 years older than ) and the black population.
