Since Europeans began settling North America, hurricanes have altered the course of history. Hurricanes helped determine which nations would settle the Atlantic coast and where they would build the first colonial outposts. From the Chesapeake Bay to the Carolinas to Florida, the dreams of explorers and colonialists were often capsized by giant storms, which created long-lasting impacts on our heritage.
Hurricanes
Coastal Heritage – Storm Front
Government programs have helped reduce the public’s vulnerability to hurricanes. Now citizens must take steps to protect themselves before giant storms strike.
Coastal Heritage – Floyd Follies: What We’ve Learned
Hurricane Floyd triggered an evacuation fiasco across four southeastern states. Can we do better next time?
Coastal Heritage – After the Storm
Why do so many coastal homeowners fail to purchase flood insurance?
Coastal Heritage – Will Climate Change Devastate Coastal Property Insurance?
Property insurers say that the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coastlines are increasingly becoming a more dangerous place due to hurricanes – and that climate change is an important reason why.
Coastal Heritage – Calm After the Storm? Disasters and Mental Health
Trusting relationships help disaster victims recover.
Inside Sea Grant Newsletter – Summer 2008
A website was developed to provide resources to coastal decision-makers, community planners, and local officials. S.C. Sea Grant Consortium researchers helped improve Georgia stormwater policies. S.C. Sea Grant Consortium-backed research lead to development of an improved nail design for preventing wind and earthquake damage. S.C. Sea Grant-back erosion research was featured on national television. Shrimpers in South Carolina learned about using biodiesel as a sustainable fuel source.
Inside Sea Grant Newsletter – Winter 2001
This newsletter includes: The S.C. Sea Grant Board of Directors elected Dr. Ronald R. Ingle as chair. Clemson University engineers ripped apart 15 flood-damaged houses to test hurricane-resistant retrofits. With the guidance of the NEMO program, the City of Conway adopted a new zoning ordinance for water quality controls. An explanation of how land-use decisions shape the coastal landscape.
A History of Storms on the South Carolina Coast
Among the first projects funded by the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium in 1980 was a history of hurricanes that had impacted South Carolina. Laylon Wayne Jordan, with assistance from Robert Dukes Jr. and Ted Rosengarten, compiled this extensive document, complete with track charts and newspaper accounts for the major storms.