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U.S. Gulf States Risk ‘Knock-Out Blow’ from Successive Disasters
Successive Disasters Put U.S. Gulf States at Risk of a ‘Knock-Out Blow’ Repeated extreme weather events in states along the Gulf of Mexico such as Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi and Florida can erode a community’s ability to take care of itself By …