Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico, 2017: Home

Select four sources as a group - you may only choose one link per category.  Read/listen/watch/skim the source and answer the questions on your handout (each group member should fill out the handout, which will be collected at the end of class).
Tweets:

• Tweet from President Trump (September 30, 2017, 4:26AM):
• Tweet from Puerto Rican Mayor (September 30, 2017, 5:25AM):

Online News:

• “Study Estimates Hurricane Maria killed nearly 5,000, but barely makes news”
  NPR Radio story, June 2, 2018 (2.46 minutes)
• “Hurricane Maria’s death toll was 70 times higher than Puerto Rican officials reported, study says”
  LA Times: May 29, 2018

Videos/News:

• Hurricane Maria damage Live (51 seconds). September 20, 2017 (the day of)
• Hurricane Maria Killed our Loved Ones. We Want Closure.
  New York Times Op Ed (2.37 minutes), July 12, 2018

Peer Review Articles:

• THE RECOUNT: Without power, water or internet, journalists in Puerto Rico scrambled to expose the country's flawed death toll in the wake of Hurricane Maria. (Read Abstract & Intro) IRE Journal, 2018.
• Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, New England Journal of Medicine, July 12, 2018 (Read Abstract)

Reports:

• 2017 Hurricane Season FEMA After-Action Report (Skim Exec Summary)
  Report published by FEMA, July 12, 2018