Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity – are among the world's most destructive and costly climate disasters. Their direct physical impacts, such as injuries and drowning, are well known . But what about the wider health effects in the days and weeks after a cyclone? As health systems are disrupted and other issues arise, what happens next? We analysed 14.8 million deaths in 1,356 communities around the world that had 217