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Southern coastal Louisiana, with communities of different racial and socioeconomic mix, and with a higher frequency of devastating natural disasters - hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, etc. - represents a unique setting for studying these natural calamities and the health consequences of such events.
Source: [The Louisiana State Center] |
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Most Gulf Coast residents can name several hurricanes - from Hurricane Andrew (Florida and Louisiana), Audrey (Southwest Louisiana), Betsy (Southeast Louisiana), Camille (Mississippi and Louisiana), Hugo (S. Carolina), Opal (Florida and Alabama), to the most recent episodes of Georges (that swept through Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi), and Ivan, Jeanne, Karl, and Nicole.
Source: [Louisiana State Center]
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