By — John Yang John Yang By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery By — Veronica Vela Veronica Vela By — Satvi Sunkara Satvi Sunkara By — Andrew Chambers Andrew Chambers Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-hurricanes-can-cause-thousands-more-deaths-in-the-years-after-they-hit Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio The official death toll from Hurricane Milton may not be telling the whole story. New research suggests that lasting damage from storms like Milton could result in thousands of additional deaths in future years, particularly among society’s most vulnerable. John Yang speaks with Washington Post climate reporter Sarah Kaplan for more. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Oct 12, 2024 By — John Yang John Yang John Yang is the anchor of PBS News Weekend and a correspondent for the PBS News Hour. He covered the first year of the Trump administration and is currently reporting on major national issues from Washington, DC, and across the country. @johnyangtv By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery is a national affairs producer at PBS News Weekend. By — Veronica Vela Veronica Vela By — Satvi Sunkara Satvi Sunkara Satvi Sunkara is an associate producer for PBS News Weekend. By — Andrew Chambers Andrew Chambers Andrew Chambers is an associate producer at PBS News Weekend.