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Why accurately reporting death tolls in a disaster is so challenging — and important
The phrase “death toll rises” is ubiquitous in the headlines of weather disasters like the one that unfolded this month in the Texas Hill Country.
But accounting for the human cost of flash floods, hurricanes, fires, heat waves and extreme weather isn’t as straightforward as it might seem.
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