Hurricane Preparedness Week Begins Season of Storm Awareness
The National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will raise awareness from May 5 through May 11 with Hurricane Preparedness Week....Continue reading "Hurricane Preparedness Week Begins Season of Storm Awareness"
Wave Gauges Provide Florence Flood Modeling Data
Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant’s coastal erosion and construction specialist, supplied the United States Geological Survey (USGS) last fall with wave gauge data to help build a flood map model of Hurricane Florence....Continue reading "Wave Gauges Provide Florence Flood Modeling Data"
Dune Recovery Workshop on March 9 at Topsail Island
The towns of Surf City, Topsail Beach, and North Topsail Beach will hold a Dune Workshop on Saturday, March 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Surf City Welcome Center on Topsail Island. Spencer Rogers of North Carolina Sea Grant will explain "how the beach works."...Continue reading "Dune Recovery Workshop on March 9 at Topsail Island"
From Floyd to Matthew: Vulnerable Populations Respond to Flooding in Eastern N.C.
We chose to work with people of low socioeconomic status and the elderly, because evidence indicates that these populations are more vulnerable before, during and after a disaster event....Continue reading "From Floyd to Matthew: Vulnerable Populations Respond to Flooding in Eastern N.C."
Understanding River Basin Flooding in the Carolinas
It is crucial that you listen to your local emergency management officials, state agency announcements and the National Weather Service forecasts in the upcoming days. Places that have flooded before will flood again....Continue reading "Understanding River Basin Flooding in the Carolinas"