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Publication Date August 15, 2016 | Forbes

5 Reasons Some Were Unaware Of One Of The Biggest Weather Disasters Since Sandy

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Tracy Thornton walks to his house through a flooded neighborhood August 15, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Floods ravaged the US state of Louisiana. Photo: Brendan Smialowski, AFP, Getty Images
Tracy Thornton walks to his house through a flooded neighborhood August 15, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Floods ravaged the US state of Louisiana. Photo: Brendan Smialowski, AFP, Getty Images

1) It didn’t have a name. 

2) A heavy news cycle. 

3) “Meh, it’s just a flood.”

4) Flood fatigue. 

5) Timing. 

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