The health dangers don’t stop with a hurricane’s churning. They can get worse.
By William Wan ,Lena H. Sun and Carolyn Y. Johnson
September 17
In coming weeks, long after Hurricane Florence’s winds and rains have faded, its aftermath will still pose life-threatening hazards: snakes, submerged sharp objects, bacterial infections and disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Science Magazine, February 27, 2018
‘Katrina brain’: The invisible long-term toll of megastorms
Long after a big hurricane blows through, its effects hammer the mental-health system.
http://www.health.com/stress/post-traumatic-growth
Rhodes recently spoke with Health about her research on Hurricane Katrina survivors, and about the field of post-traumatic grief in general. Here’s how she thinks it can inform our response to natural disasters and the support we provide to victims, as well as what survivors can do to increase their likelihood of recovery and resilience.
Mental health worsened in the disaster’s aftermath, but survivors also showed resilience. Read more
Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the city of New Orleans on the morning of August 29, 2005, swept in by winds traveling at 127 mph. But the true damage came after the levees broke, when about 80 percent of the city flooded. At least 400,000 residents, nearly the entire city, were displaced—some for a few days, some forever. Read more
When hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005 most residents evacuated safely. But thousands lost homes, careers, and the lives they had known. Since then, many seem to have recovered emotionally from the trauma. But some have not. Read more