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A study that found that hurricanes with "feminine" names have a higher death toll because people are less afraid of them is getting a lot of publicity today.

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Here's an article from "The Economist" on it:

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http://www.economist.com/news/21603243-it-sounds-incredible-hurricanes-womens-names-kill-more-people-do-those-mens-deadlier

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And here's one I was quoted in:

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http://www.livescience.com/46044-hurricane-names-gender-bias-deaths.html