Impacts and Recovery from Multiple Hurricanes in a Piedmont–Coastal Plain River System

Abstract

F ew events in modern society are as frightening and unpredictable as a hurricane. A hurricane's strength, its duration, and the location of its landfall are often uncertain until mere hours before it strikes land. Disruptions from hurricanes-including property loss, infrastructure damage, and human misery-can last weeks or months, and the toll in lives lost can be catastrophic in less developed countries.