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Hurricanes of North Carolina, 1990-present
1. During the 1990's, North
Carolina endured numerous hurricane strikes. Hurricanes Hugo, Fran and
Floyd are three of the most memorable of those hurricanes, as they caused
damage hundreds of miles inland. Floyd caused major flooding in eastern
North Carolina, forcing many people to abandon their homes and seek shelter
elsewhere. The record-setting floods did not recede for several days.
High winds knocked over trees, which resulted in power outages, damage
to houses and buildings and roadblocks.
2. How many hurricanes threatened North Carolina from 1990-2000 and what
were their names? How big was the eye of each hurricane and what were
the top wind gusts and rainfall amounts of each storm? How much measurable
destruction did each storm produce?
3. This research is directed at all North Carolinians, especially those
affected by past hurricanes. Readers of the News & Observer could
benefit from this research, as many reside in areas that have been hit
by a hurricane.
b.) UNC library catalog: hurricanes AND
North Carolina; tropical AND cyclones AND North Carolina
Academic Universe Lexis-Nexis: recent AND hurricanes AND North
Carolina; History of hurricanes AND North Carolina
Web Search Engine (www.google.com): hurricanes of North Carolina;
North Carolina hurricanes since 1990
Non-Internet Sources
Bales, Jared. Aftermath
of Hurricane Fran in North Caroilna: Preliminary data on flooding and
water quality. Raleigh: U.S. Geological Survey, 1996.
Call number: I 19.76:96-499
Barnes, Jay. North
Carolina's Hurricane History. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina
Press, 2001.
Call Number: QC945 .B37 2001
Payne, Jim and Saulsby,
Pam. Fran's Furty: Stories from the eye. Raleigh: WRAL-TV, 1996.
Videorecording.
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Campese, Claudia. Preparation,
Experience and Aftermath of Hurricane Floyd. Association of Operating
Room Nurses, Inc; 2000. accessed 28 May 2002.
Peterson, Eric. Big
Disasters for a Small Town. Public Management, 1997. accessed 28 May
2002.
Pressley, Sue Anne and Walsh, Edward. N.C.
Cleans up, Rejoices at Moderate Damage. The Washington Post; 1998.
accessed 28 May 2002.
Perkins, S. Hurricanes'
full havoc hasn't yet been felt. Environmental effects from 1999 hurricanes
in North Carolina. Science News: May 12, 2001.
Thompson, Charles D. Jr. The
Great Deluge. University of North Carolina Press; 2001. Accessed 28
May 2002.
Willing, Richard and Wolf, Richard. The
long road back: In storm's wake, years of rebuilding. USA Today: Gannet
Publishing Co., 1999. accessed 27 May 2002.
Web Sources
Title of Webpage:
Hurricane
History
Brief Description: Table outlining major hurricanes of North Carolina
since 1950 and the total esitmated damage of each storm, as well as death
toll. The website also includes information on other hurricanes that have
hit the United States.
Source of Website:
Carteret
County News-Times
Title of Webpage:
Central
Atlantic Storm Investigators: NC Hurricanes 1680-1996
Brief Description: This website sutdies past hurricane systems
that affected North Carolina. It includes tables, graphics and the results
of various hurricane systems.
Source of Website: Weather Matrix
Title of Webpage:
A
History of Hurricanes in North Carolina
Brief Description: Includes an overview of North Caroilna's history
of hurricanes, with descriptive statistics on each hurricane, including
the date and landfall, storm surge and storm path of each storm through
North Carolina.
Source of Website: North Carolina State University
Title of Webpage:
Preliminary Report - Hurricane
Fran
Brief Description: This website gives a detailed summary of Hurricane
Fran, with information about how the storm originally formed and how it
developed over time. It includes meteorological statistics as well as
casualty and damage stats.
Source of Website: National Hurricane Center
Title of Webpage:
Preliminary Report -
Hurricane Floyd
Brief Description: Inlcludes important statistical information
about Hurricane Floyd, from the moment it was born until the moment it
died down after striking land. It incldues tabels and information on damage
and casualties.
Source of Website: National Hurricane Center
Internet Mini-Essay
Title: The Growth of Instant Messenger
(Topic Area: Net Trends and Trivia)
The number of instant messenger users has increased dramatically over
a brief period of time. According to a report by Jupiter Media Metrix,
the amount of instant messenger users at home increased 28 percent from
September 2000 to September 2001, with 53.8 million people logging on
to chat via instant messenger. (1) At work, the number of IM users jumped
from 10 million to 13.4 million over the same one-year period. (1)
According to Charles Buchwalter, vice president of media research at Jupiter,
instant messenger is "growing along the same trajectory that propelled
e-mail into the mainstream. "Instant messaging in general is contributing
significantly to the overall growth of the Web and the digital universe,"
he said. (1)
While AOL is still king of the instant messenger market with 8.8 million
users at work and 41.7 million users at home, MSN and Yahoo! are quickly
gaining ground. Two other instant messenger providers, Yahoo! And MSN,
are rapidly growing. (1)
The majority of instant messenger users are between the ages of 18 and
49. (2) Instant messenger is popular among college students, as a means
of communicating with long-distance friends and relatives. Instant messenger
allows users to send messages back and forth with other online "buddies"
as well as share links, graphics and sounds with online friends. Most
instant messenger services provide a phone service, in which users can
actually talk to other people via the internet. (3)
NOTES:
(1) Jay Lyman, "Report: Instant
Messenger Use Exploding," NewsFactor Network, 15 November 2001.
accessed 22 May 2002.
(2) David Whelan, "The Instant Messaging Market," MediaChannels,
December 2001.
(3) Jeff Tyson, "How
Instant Messaging Works," Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works, accessed
28 may 2002.
THREE WEBSITES:
Title of Web page: AOL Instant Messenger
Brief Description: Download and access AOL instant messenger.
Source of Web page: AOL
Title of Web page: E-Commerce News
AOL Releases New Version of ICQ Messenger
Brief Description: Describes latest edition of AOL Instant messenger.
Source of Web page: NewsFactor
Title of Web Page: Yahoo!
Brief Description: Allows users to download Yahoo!'s version of instant
messenger.
Source of Web page: Yahoo!Inc.