After Hurricane Matthew, Town Wonders: Rebuild Or Relocate? Flooding from Hurricane Matthew wrecked hundreds of homes in Princeville, N.C. It’s the second time the town has flooded in 20 years. Now residents debate whether to rebuild or just relocate.
As noted by EM blog: How are You Incorporating Research into your Programs?
NOTE: The Diva had trouble locating the direct link to the Center. Google does not seem to know where to find it just yet. Thanks to reader Geomando for helping me out.
It turns out the National Science Foundation has recently awarded $19M. to several research centers. Of that total, $4M. went to the Univ. of WA.
New source of information and data sets from FEMA: “Open FEMA”
Here are two takes on the recent evacuation from H. Matthew, one positive and one negative.
From the New York Times Magazine (dated Oct. 23): Why Isn’t the U.S. Better at Predicting Extreme Weather? Hurricanes like Matthew have laid bare the dirty secret of the National Weather Service: its technologies and methods are woefully behind the times.
Thanks to Eric Holdeman for the citation.
From EM magazine, FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program Is at the Center of the Climate Change Storm. With the authorization of the program set to expire on Sept. 30, 2017, flood insurance could become a hot-button legislative issue next year.
From the UN, World Risk Report, 2016. (74 pages).
Factory farming practices are under scrutiny again in N.C. after disastrous hurricane floods.
This is not the first time that NC has experienced serious environmental damage due to animal carcasses and animal waste in the aftermath of a disaster.
Update:
Fellow blogger Eric Holdeman and I have been concerned with all of the criticism that Red Cross has received in recent months, primarily from Pro Publica. In an effort to get a more balanced account of what has occurred, he sought out Sr. Vice President Harvey Johnson to respond.
See: The Red Cross Responds to Disasters — and the Critics. Senior Vice President Harvey Johnson discusses the mission and the criticism.
Thanks to Eric for this citation.
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