Hurricane Hugo's impact on the Virgin Islands.

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Christian, Cora L. E

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University of Colorado, Boulder. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Series: Natural hazard research working paper ; 73Publication details: JAN 1992Description: vi, 72p., 8 tabs, 2 appendices, 72 refsSubject(s):

Subject: Presents the results of studies done by a research team from the Virgin Islands Department of Health. One survey was done soon after the event; another a year later. Both assessments focused on aspects of the storm affecting the health of the island residents. The extensive data provides many guideposts for the mitigation of future disasters in the Caribbean.

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Presents the results of studies done by a research team from the Virgin Islands Department of Health. One survey was done soon after the event; another a year later. Both assessments focused on aspects of the storm affecting the health of the island residents. The extensive data provides many guideposts for the mitigation of future disasters in the Caribbean.

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