‘Hurricane amnesia’: Why we might forget the lessons from Hurricane Laura

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By Kate YoderAug 31, 2020, 3:59 am154 pts
The worst storms loom large in the memory. The Great Galveston Hurricane nearly wiped the bustling coastal town off the map in 1900, killing somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 people. It’s still the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. The four costliest storms to hit the country — Katrina,…

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