Disadvantaged people wait significantly longer for power restoration after major storms (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Disadvantaged people wait significantly longer for power restoration after major storms

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Storm paths and affected counties for the eight hurricanes. Green line: hurricane path. Shaded green: range of sustained wind speed greater than 34 knots (tropical storm wind level). Blue: high overall social vulnerability (compared with average level of 0.726) counties. Red: low overall social vulnerability (compared with average level) counties.

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Georgia Institute of Technology

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