Giving Compass' Take:

· Joe McCarthy explains that the actual death toll of Hurricane Maria is forty-six times higher than the reported federal count.

· Why is it important to take note of the lives lost to this disaster? What are the best ways for disaster-prone areas to prepare for hurricanes? 

· Here are a few fast facts about Hurricane Maria. 

After a months-long review, researchers with George Washington University (GWU) determined that 2,795 people likely died in Puerto Rico because of Hurricane Maria.

The researchers, who were commissioned by Governor Ricardo Rosselló in February, arrived at this figure by looking at the excess mortality rate across the island between September 2017 and February 2018, controlling for various factors in the process.

They found that all socio-demographic groups faced higher mortality rates following the hurricane, with people in low development areas and those above 65 experiencing the sharpest increases.

Read the full article about the death toll from Hurricane Maria by Joe McCarthy at Global Citizen.