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How the economic toll of major storms reaches far beyond their direct paths

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Summary
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70% Informative

Massive storms like Helene and Milton can devastate the people and properties that take direct hits, causing billions of dollars in damages.

John Yang speaks with Megan Leonhardt , senior economics writer for Barron's , to learn more about the economic effects of these storms.

Andrew Corkery and Satvi Sunkara are national affairs producers for PBS News Weekend .

VR Score

75

Informative language

75

Neutral language

83

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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no sources

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