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3 Ways Inequality is at the Heart of Hurricane Irma’s Destruction
Commentators have long been telling us that extreme weather events like Hurricane Irma will become more intense the longer we fail to address the causes of climate change. What's widely ignored in coverage of natural disasters, however, is the role played by inequality.