Carolina Disaster Response in the News
Hurricane Dorian, 2019
- UNC researcher worries Dorian is ‘something new’ as another hurricane floods NC coast, WRAL TechWire, September 5, 2019
- Message from Interim Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz about Hurricane Dorian, UNC, September 6, 2019
Hurricane Michael, 2018
- Hurricane Michael: A model for university-involved recovery (Part 1: Hurricane’s impact), Coastal Resilience Center, November 19, 2020
- Hurricane Michael: A model for university-involved recovery (Part 2: Coordinating a response), Coastal Resilience Center, November 25, 2020
- Hurricane Michael: A model for university-involved recovery (Part 3: Outcomes), Coastal Resilience Center, December 2, 2020
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