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AMERICA’S ENERGY ISSUES
weather events will also imperil the lives of millions of people by eroding
good harvest land and demolishing regional livelihoods. Flooding from
major storms will especially cause great harm to public safety and health,
as heavy rains relentlessly pound various regions. In December 1999, for
example, 30,000 people living in a “shantytown” in Caracas, Venezuela,
died after rain soaked the region and set off a massive mudslide that cov-
ered their tightly packed community. And more than 1,800 people perished
from drowning in floodwaters or the physical trauma from flying d