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Why hurricanes can cause thousands more deaths in the years after they hit

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The official death toll from Hurricane Milton may not be telling the whole story.

New research suggests that lasting damage from storms like Milton could result in thousands of additional deaths in future years .

John Yang speaks with Washington Post climate reporter Sarah Kaplan for more.

Andrew Chambers is an associate producer at PBS News Weekend .

VR Score

74

Informative language

73

Neutral language

77

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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