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Natural disasters trigger 69% surge in public protests across Latin America, research finds
- April 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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When a natural disaster strikes a Latin American community, the damage doesn't stop at downed power lines and flooded streets. A new study finds that disasters trigger a 69% spike in public protests in affected districts, a social fallout that emergency planners rarely account for and that current disaster response systems are not designed to address.
Originally published at Phys.org