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16955
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Over the past twenty years, changing processes of globalization and economic integration have sparked an increase in Latino transnational migration to the United States. In particular, this accelerated immigration and settlement of Latino families has profoundly reshaped the demographic, economic, cultural, and social landscape of North Carolina.
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16960
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In looking at the political geography of North Carolina, Brown and Debbage examine the relationship between household income and North Carolinians registered as Republicans.
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16961
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Western North Carolina's snowfall can be highly variable. Characteristics such as elevation and exposure may dramatically alter the variability within sub-regions of this area of the state.
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16964
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The 2004 hurricane season was particularly devastating for the Atlantic United States, and North Carolina was no exception. This article discusses the impacts of seven tropical storm systems on North Carolina, looking particularly at precipitation.
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16990
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Using archival research, map analysis, and field study, Burke attempts to determine the route used by the stagecoach line of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road, to locate modern roads that closely approximate the state route, and compare the present landscape along the route with descriptions of that provided in historic documents.
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16991
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The population of the Charlotte metropolitan region has grown rapidly in recent decades. Typically, metropolitan population growth is accompanied by significant increases in the number of municipal governments and a corresponding increase in political fragmentation. However, compared to other rapidly growing areas, relatively few new municipal governments have been created in the Charlotte region. This article explores the impact of state annexation and incorporation policy and historical, economic and cultural legacy on the development of the municipal landscape in the Charlotte Urban Region.
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The concept that humans may be contributing to an atypical warming of Earth's atmosphere has received increasing attention in the scientific community in recent decades. Partially due to the increased focus on climate change or global warming, regional and urban climate change has also received attention. This article investigates the differences in temperature trends during a 40-year period in urbanized and urbanizing areas in North Carolina, examining maximum and minimum temperatures to show if urbanized areas exhibit significant increasing trends in temperatures.
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16993
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Over the past decade the Hispanic population has been fastest growing race/ethnic group in the United States. North Carolina is one state that has experienced a Hispanic population boom. However, this growth is not evenly distributed throughout the state. This article questions the driving forces that determine the location and growth mechanisms of Hispanic population clusters in the state.
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16994
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The Appalachian mountains of North Carolina have a long history of producing destructive debris flows. Steep slopes, a thin soil mantle, and extreme precipitation events all exacerbate the probability of slope instability in the region. For this article, modern accounts of debris flows have been reviewed to construct a history and estimate the frequency of debris flows in the French Broad watershed.
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16995
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Whitewater boating has become an important part of the economy and has significantly changed the cultural landscape of numerous communities in the southeast. This article examines the flow duration of three southeastern streams to determine how often they typically flow at rate sufficient for kayaking and rafting.
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16996
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The southeastern United States has received numerous Asian and Hispanic migrants since the 1980s. Certain counties in North Carolina receive larger distributions of these two ethnic groups that other counties in the State. Ravuri examines why certain ethnic groups are drawn to certain counties.
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16997
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Rainwater chemistry is important because pollutants such as nitrate, sulfate, and ammonium can be carried in water released from the atmosphere. This article discusses the link between local weather patterns and rain water chemistry in Wilmington, N.C.
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16998
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Digital elevation models have been developed as a tool for flood extent mapping of floodplains. These maps provide information on the extent of areas potentially devastated by floods, and can be used as a tool to assess social and economic impacts of such natural hazards.
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16999
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Following the theoretical foundations of the Global Transpark concepts and the history of its implementation in North Carolina, Burke and Sulewski discuss the missteps, discord, and criticisms from a regional planning perspective.
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17000
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North Carolina's coastal region has a long history of development that is most concentrated in oceanfront regions such as the Outer Banks and other barrier island beach communities. As land becomes scarce in oceanfront regions, interior coastal zones have the potential to act as outlets to absorb development pressure related to amenity, retirement, and working-age in-migrants. With this inland coastal boom, North Carolina is seeing different types of land cover change.
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