Carolina Disaster Response in the News

Hurricane Florence, 2018

• N.C. still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Florence
  Daily Tar Heel, Dec. 5, 2018
• UNC launches $2 million emergency fund for students affected by Florence
  News & Observer, Sept. 27, 2018
• UNC football team joins Florence relief efforts
  ABC11.com, Sept. 19, 2018

Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria, 2017

• Hurricane Maria continues north, NHC places North Carolina coast under watches and warnings
  Carteret County News-Times, Sept. 25, 2017
• Volunteers, emergency crews face danger in hurricane-hit areas
  WRAL.com, Sept. 15, 2017
• How did Hurricanes Harvey and Irma affect water quality?
  The Talk Station WTKF 107.1 FM WJNC 1240 AM, Sept. 18, 2017
• Well Said: Hurricanes and water quality
  The University of North Carolina podcast Well Said, Sept. 6, 2017
• The monster surge that wasn’t: Why Irma caused less flooding than expected
  The New York Times, Sept. 11, 2017
• Hurricane Irma’s storm surge
  CBS News, September 10, 2017
• Hurricane Harvey’s public-health nightmare
  The Atlantic, Sept. 2, 2017
• The disastrous health effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have only just begun
  Market Watch, Sept. 10, 2017
• In the wake of Harvey and Irma, how money moves through government and into disaster aid relief
  Southern California Public Radio, Sept. 7, 2017
• UNC alumna in the US Virgin Islands gathering medical donations after Hurricane Irma
  ABC11 Eyewitness News, Sept. 14, 2017
• After Harvey, a perfect storm for bacteria
  Science Friday, Sept. 1, 2017
• After shelters, some Harvey victims will move to vacant Houston apartments
  MARKETPLACE, Aug. 31, 2017
• Who from NC will help with Hurricane Harvey recovery?
  The News & Observer, Aug. 27, 2017
• Experts say it could take Houston years to fully recover from Harvey
  The Guardian, Aug. 29, 2017
• Health officials are warning Texans to stay out of Harvey floodwaters for a disturbing reason
  Business Insider, Sept. 12, 2017
• A storm forces Houston, the limitless city, to consider its limits
  The New York Times, Aug. 30, 2017

Hurricane Matthew, 2016

• In this N.C. town, a model for rebuilding is taking shape
• One year later: Windsor remains resilient despite lasting flood damage from Hurricane Matthew
• UNC professor Gavin Smith is working to make Princeville less vulnerable to flooding after Hurricane Matthew
• UNC School of Nursing 609.001 spring break service-learning health outreach
• UNC students, organizations help with Hurricane Matthew relief
• Tar Heels partner for Hurricane Matthew relief
• Students Respond to Hurricane Matthew Flooding
• Helping a neighbor
• Donations from UNC-UNCP hoops game to aid hurricane relief
• Food drive scheduled for Friday’s basketball exhibition
• UNC organizations part of hurricane relief efforts for Eastern N.C.
• APPLES alternative fall break participants serve where needed