Browsing Seminars and Conference Speakers by Type"Presentation"
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Emerging Technology for Hazards Risk Reduction
(2009-09-18)The panelists include John Cole and Sarah Jamison, Brian Etherton, John Dorman, Ruth Little, and Noel Lee. Moderated by Tom Allen. Dr. Allen introduced the panel by posing a series of questions about how technology has ... -
Engaging Students in Instruction Through Active Learning: A Research Based, Student-Centered Approach to Teaching
(2012-03-29)RCAW Scholar-Teacher Award -
Exercises in Evidence Based Management
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Faces from the Flood
(2009-09-18)Jay Barnes shared photographs and stories from his book, Faces from the Flood: Hurricane Floyd Remembered, written with Richard Moore. Barnes emphasized that storytelling is one of the most important forms of hurricane ... -
Facing Disaster: Forecasting and Assessing Floyd and its Impacts on North Carolina
(2009-09-18)Jeff Orrock reviewed the year of Hurricane Floyd, 1999. It was not a big hurricane year overall in the Atlantic, but very active for North Carolina. Hurricane Dennis was a welcome storm in that it brought 5–8 inches of ... -
Fatal Tradeoff? Toward a Better Understanding of the Costs of Not Evacuating from a Hurricane in Affected Landfall Counties
(2009-09-18)The researchers examined an economic behavior model of the evacuation decision. Hurricane fatalities decreased each decade until the 2000s, when deaths increased due to Hurricane Katrina. As more people move into coastal ... -
First Annual Hurricane Workshop Summary
(2010-05-26)During the week that coastal communities turned their attention to hurricane preparedness, the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management in partnership with the East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards ... -
Flood Insurance Coverage in Dare County: Before and After Floyd
(2009-09-18)Dr. Landry started with an overview of how the flood insurance program works. Flooding is a catastrophe risk since flooding events cause multiple losses that are correlated across space; and given the rarity of flooding ... -
The Future of Our Children's Health
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Global Storybook Theatre - Tales from Far, Middle, and Near
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Home-buyer Sentiment and Hurricane Landfalls
(2009-09-18)The researchers looked at how hurricanes impact real estate markets and home-buyer sentiment. Sentiment is related to the perception of risk by investors in the securities markets, but is not quantifiable, so the researchers ... -
Hooking Pirates on the Weather
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Human Dimensions of Hurricane Floyd
(2009-09-18)The panelists for this presentation are Dr. Jimmy Tickel, Catherine Smith, and Charles Fisher. Moderated by Dr. Burrell Montz. Dr. Montz, introduced herself and the panelists. She emphasized that even as we increase ... -
Hurricane Sandy (Panel)
(2013-05-22)Mr. Szatkowski described the experience of Hurricane Sandy from the point of view of forecast meteorologists working in New Jersey area hit by the storm. His office in Mount Holly began issuing warnings forty hours ... -
Hurricane Sandy: Response and Recovery in New York and New Jersey
(2013-05-22)Commander Linda Sturgis is originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She began military service in the U.S. Army in 1988 and graduated Old Dominion University in 1992. Shortly after college graduation, she changed ... -
Hurricane Season Forecast 2013
(2013-05-22)Mr. Szatkowski described the 2012 hurricane season. In 2012 there were 19 named storms, 10 reached hurricane strength and 2 were major hurricanes. This exceeded the average number. This year is likely to exceed last year ...