Tideland Electric’s Project Ocracoke Resiliency will include installing underground electrical lines and equipment to help improve resilience against severe weather.
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Hurricane preparedness expo set for May 5 in Morehead City
There is no charge to attend the family-friendly event that organizers say offers a “comprehensive resource event for hurricane preparedness ahead of hurricane season,” which is June 1 to Nov. 30.
NCDOT to build drone program to improve disaster response
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has been awarded $1.1 million to build a drone program to be tested in Lumberton and then used in other communities.
Warming oceans intensified hurricanes’ strength: Studies
Human-caused climate change has pumped up peak, pre-landfall Atlantic hurricane wind speeds by an average of 13 to 18 mph in recent years, according to the authors of two companion research papers published Wednesday.
Weather Service plans more hurricane preparedness forums
The National Weather Service’s Newport Office is offering hurricane preparedness forums this week and again in August.
Researchers anticipate ‘extremely active’ hurricane season
Colorado State University researchers, in their initial 2024 forecast released Thursday, predict the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season to be “extremely active.”
Free screening of ‘Isabel 20’ returns to Edenton theater
Due to popular demand, “Isabel 20,” a documentary about the impacts of Hurricane Isabel on Edenton and Chowan County, is returning to the big screen at Taylor Theater.
Tropical Storm Ophelia continues to approach NC coast
“Tropical Storm Ophelia will continue to strengthen as it moves toward eastern North Carolina this afternoon and tonight. Regardless of development, moderate to locally significant impacts will occur across eastern North Carolina, with the greatest impacts along the coast,” forecasters said.
Study shows extreme disasters accelerate aging in primates
Rhesus macaque monkeys on an isolated island in Puerto Rico exposed to the 2017 Hurricane Maria showed molecular aging of around two years as a result, roughly equivalent to seven or eight human years.
Hurricane, tropical storm forecast to affect NC coast
Hurricane Franklin is several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Idalia is strengthening over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.
NOAA predicts near-normal Atlantic hurricane season
Though one tropical storm formed Friday, the day after the start of the 2023 hurricane season, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters predict a near-normal season.
Officials urge residents to prepare now for hurricane season
As part of Hurricane Preparedness Week, April 30-May 6, officials are encouraging residents to learn about and prepare for hurricane season.
NOAA names Brennan as National Hurricane Center director
Longtime hurricane specialist and N.C. State graduate Dr. Mike Brennan has been selected to serve as director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Preparedness key to storm impact recovery: NOAA, FEMA
Federal officials are highlighting the importance of getting prepared now, ahead of hurricane season, which begins June 1.
Talk to focus on nature-based coastal infrastructure
Dr. Sid Narayan presents “Forces of Nature: The Role Ecosystems Play in Protecting Coastlines and Communities,” Thursday in the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus.
Public housing funds awarded to hurricane-impacted areas
Wilmington Housing Authority has been awarded $2.03 million to repair or replace damaged rental units or build new ones in safer locations with a lower risk of flooding.
