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Hurricane Maria was a once-in-a-lifetime storm for Dominica. It might be the norm

ROSEAU, Dominica — Every year the start of the Atlantic hurricane season is another reminder for Margarite August that she still doesn’t have a roof.

“Every year, every year, it’s fearful,” she says.

The 70-year-old retired teacher’s home on the small Caribbean island nation of Dominica was mostly wiped out by Hurricane Maria six years ago. On a recent morning, she stood on her veranda perched high on a mountainside overlooking the island’s Atlantic coast.

The view was stunning, if a bit ominous. https://www.npr.org/2023/06/14/1180477017/dominica-recovers-hurricane-maria-2017

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