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Fifteen hurricanes that changed the Carolinas : powerful storms, climate change, and what we do next Cover Image Book

Fifteen hurricanes that changed the Carolinas : powerful storms, climate change, and what we do next / Jay Barnes.

15 hurricanes that changed the Carolinas (other title)
Barnes, Jay, (author.).

Summary:

"This informative and engaging book tells the true stories of the hurricanes that had the greatest impact on North Carolina and South Carolina, from the eighteenth century to the present day. Hurricane historian Jay Barnes offers an illuminating and compelling account of the Carolinas' most recent storm disasters, Matthew and Florence, as well as thirteen other memorable hurricanes in the Tar Heel and Palmetto States, including Hazel, Hugo, Fran, and Floyd."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781469666303
  • ISBN: 1469666308
  • Physical Description: 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes bibliographic references (pages [353]-355) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
One. Great Carolina Hurricane of 1752 -- Two. Great Antigua-Charleston Hurricane of 1804 -- Three. Beaufort Hurricane of 1879 -- Four. Great Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 -- Five. Great San Ciriaco Hurricane of 1899 -- Six. Great Asheville Flood of 1916 -- Seven. Outer Banks Hurricane of 1933 -- Eight. Hurricane Hazel, October 1954 -- Nine. Hurricane Gracie, September 1959 -- Ten. Hurricane Donna, September 1960 -- Eleven. Hurricane Hugo, September 1989 -- Twelve. Hurricane Fran, September 1996 -- Thirteen. Hurricane Floyd, September 1999 -- Fourteen. Hurricane Matthew, October 2016 -- Fifteen. Hurricane Florence, September 1018 -- Sixteen. Future Storms.

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Hurricanes > North Carolina > History.
Hurricanes > South Carolina > History.
Climatic changes > North Carolina.
Climatic changes > South Carolina.

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