Title is clickbait; study is somewhat interesting and seems to concern the long-term externalities of hurricanes. But the "millions" pertains to a cumulative to

Title is clickbait; study is somewhat interesting and seems to concern the long-term externalities of hurricanes. But the "millions" pertains to a cumulative total over the past ~90 yrs: > All told, they estimate tropical storms since 1930 have contributed to between 3.6 million and 5.2 million deaths in the U.S. – more than all deaths nationwide from motor vehicle accidents, infectious diseases, or battle deaths in wars during the same period. Official government statistics put the total death toll from these storms at about 10,000 people.