Summary:
- The article discusses a study that found hurricanes cause millions more deaths than officially reported, due to indirect impacts like disruption of medical care and infrastructure.
- The study analyzed mortality data from 1988 to 2019 and found that hurricanes led to an average of 3,000 direct deaths per year, but also caused an additional 17,000 indirect deaths annually.
- The indirect deaths are often not attributed to the hurricanes and are instead classified as other causes, leading to an underestimation of the true death toll from these natural disasters.