. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SEA SCIENCE. Weathering Winds and rater Steps for a Storm-Resistant Home Y -Lou ^ By Jeannie Farts Norris -ou've seen the prestorm routine on the news: A hurricane is beating a path toward a coastal town. People are hurriedly boarding up and heading inland or talking tough about riding it out. They all hope for the best — that the wind and waves will spare their property. But luck alone doesn't determine whether buildings survive the hurricanes and nor'easters that rake North Carolina's coast, says Spencer
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SEA SCIENCE. Weathering Winds and rater Steps for a Storm-Resistant Home Y -Lou ^ By Jeannie Farts Norris -ou've seen the prestorm routine on the news: A hurricane is beating a path toward a coastal town. People are hurriedly boarding up and heading inland or talking tough about riding it out. They all hope for the best — that the wind and waves will spare their property. But luck alone doesn't determine whether buildings survive the hurricanes and nor'easters that rake North Carolina's coast, says Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant's coastal erosion and construction specialist. Construction has a lot to do with it. Well planned and constructed homes can survive raging winds and storm-whipped water. Even in older, damage-prone buildings, retrofitting can significantly improve wind and flood resistance with Continued COASTWATCH 31. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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