Americans underestimate storms with women’s names, die in droves

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By Jim MeyerJun 3, 2014, 3:43 pm93 pts
You ever notice how your gender bias is killing you? Well, researchers at the University of Illinois have noticed it for you. The team studied six decades of hurricane data and found that hurricanes with feminine names were more deadly than their dude-named counterparts. The implication is obvious: Storms with…

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