Neighborhood Disaster Recovery: Count Your Assets

Make a plan. Build a kit. Help your neighbors. ...

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An Underwater Soundscape Is Worth a Thousand Pictures

What can we learn by eavesdropping on underwater conversations?...

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NC Flood Insurance Policyholders Saved Over $1.2 Million in 2018

Wind-borne standards in the North Carolina Residential Building Code saved flood insurance policyholders in nine coastal communities over $1.2 million during the past year....

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Researchers and Robeson County Residents Unite on Project BRIDGE

Learn more about Building Resilience by Innovating through Diverse Group Engagement -- also known as the BRIDGE project -- in Robeson County. Researchers funded by North Carolina Sea Grant are gathering voices to identify diverse experiences from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, and the ongoing recovery. The team includes members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and other community partners....

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What Can Homeowners Tell Us About How to Protect Shorelines?

Homes with natural shorelines actually had less hurricane damage than homes with bulkhead shorelines....

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