“经济学人”Sibling storms
siblingstormsstormsmarcoandlaurastrikethecaribbeantwostormsbatteredthecaribbeanbeforeheadingtowardstheunitedstates.marcoled,becomingahurricaneoverthegulfofmexico,followedbylaura,whichstrengthenedtoacategory-fourhurricane.the12thnamedatlanticstormthisyear,lauraarrivedearlierthananyotherwiththatplaceinthesequence.itstruckhaiti(pictured),whereatleast21peopledied,andthedominicanrepublic,wherefourdied.thecaribbean加勒比海地区。