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