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Death count debates overshadow the real story: Hurricane Maria was partly a human-made disaster

  • Written by Morten Wendelbo, Research Fellow, American University

Last September, President Donald Trump told Puerto Ricans they should be grateful Hurricane Maria had not caused a “real catastrophe like Katrina.”

However, mounting evidence now reveals the death toll for Maria far surpasses initial estimates. New research puts the number close to 3,000, adjusted up from just a few dozen when the...

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