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Faces from the Flood; Hurricane
Floyd Remembered, Moore, Barnes; UNC Press,
225 pgs, $19.95, paper
"Faces from the Flood rates an A+
from this career weather enthusiast. It provides excellent accounts
of the years leading to the landfall of Hurricane Floys and the
giant magnitude of the meteorological flood even the storm caused
in North Carolina. The personal stories of individuals caught in
Floye's wake are unique and captivating."
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Eye
of the Storm: Essays in the Aftermath, Ellen
Wood Rickert, Editor, 226 pgs, $19.95, paper
"Living on the edge of the water is like living
at the foot of a dragon's lair. For years the dragon may leave you
unmolested. Then one day, it rears up and blows you down not with
fire, but with water and wind. You live here and you take your chances.
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— Philip Gerard, Our State magazine
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Facing our Future; Hurricane
Floyd and Recovery in the Coastal Plain, Mileti,
Riggs, Platt, Hall, Godschalk, Delia; Coastal Carolina Press, 312
pgs, 9.95, hardback
Hurricane Floyd was one of the most costly storms
in U. S. history, and nowhere did its impact resonate more strongly
than in eastern North Carolina. The devistating floods that followed
Hurricane Floyd in September 1999 affected half the counties in
the state. Destruction and suffering from a disaster often stimulates
a call for change, but what happens when the visual reminders are
gone? The contributors recommend a revision to how flood-prome regions
plan and prepare for natural disasters.
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