Driving this uptick are injuries, infectious and parasitic diseases, cardiovascular disease, and neuropsychiatric disorders.
And the burden of these diseases is greatest on economically disadvantaged communities that are in the storms path.
The study was published inJAMA.
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Is It a Cyclone or Hurricane?
A cyclone is a storm or system of spiraling winds that rotate around an area of low atmospheric pressure.
The winds rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
A cyclone that develops in the North Atlantic or the eastern North Pacific is called a hurricane.
The difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is a matter of wind speed.
A hurricane has sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or higher.
That recovery period could be weeks, days, and decades," he added.
Hurricanes dont stop at the coast, Shultz said.
The storm systems go inland.
Tropical storms bring high winds and heavy rain that cause flooding and other dangerous situations.
Hurricane Sandydumped up to three feet of snowin the Appalachian Mountains after it went inland, he pointed out.
Deaths due to injuries generally occur within a day or so of a tropical storm or hurricane.
Maybe we should focus on cyclones that dont necessarily grab the headlines, Parks added.
The analysis calculated the number of additional deaths that may have been due to a storm.
Deaths due to infectious or parasitic diseases peaked one to two months after the storm, Parks said.
Researchers have documented the health impacts of hurricanes for years.
Typically, injuries following the storm are most well documented.
These communities may have to cope with water and sanitation systems that are damaged for longer periods of time.
2022;327(10):946955. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.1682
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