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Storms hit poorer people harder, from Superstorm Sandy to Hurricane Maria

  • Written by Chris Sellers, Professor of History, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
imageBreezy Point, New York off the coast of Long Island after the storm surge from Superstorm Sandy.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

The ferocious “frankenstorm” known as Sandy that ripped through greater New York City five years ago remains one for the record books. Like this year’s hurricane season, it racked up tens of billions of dollars in...

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