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Hurricane Floyd and the subsequent flooding in September 1999 caused the state's worst natural disaster. Schwab summarizes the storm's disastrous effects on Eastern Carolina and describes the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management's initiative of hazard mitigation that seeks to promote local level planning to insure preparedness the next time a natural disaster strikes.
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Given the dynamic nature of North Carolina's coastal region, the increasing vulnerability of the coastline to storms and erosion, and the increasing beach population and economy, hazard mitigation practices are becoming more imperative for North Carolina's planners.
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Climate change, along with the associated rise in sea level and changes in storm patterns, is an issues that planners are going to have to confront head on. This article lays out the issue of climate change and the challenges ahead for planners, while also offering tactics for planning ahead.