Dominican University SOIS Omeka Site

Hurricane Florence Collection

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Title

Hurricane Florence Collection

Subject

Hurricane Florence

Description

Hurricane Florence was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that caused catastrophic damage in the Carolinas in September 2018, primarily as a result of freshwater flooding.

• Highest winds: 140 mph
• Date: August 31, 2018 – September 19, 2018
• Total fatalities: 29 direct, 19 indirect
• Damage: $38 billion (2018 USD)

Creator

Jerry R. Napier

Source

Online News, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook

Publisher

Dominican University GSLIS Omeka Site

Date

August 31, 2018 – September 19, 2018

Rights

Dominican University

Format

JPEG, MPEG-3, MPEG-4, PDF, GIF

Language

English

Type

Image, Text, Audio, Interactive Website

Identifier

#HurricaneFlorenceCollection2018

Coverage

Hurricane Florence (Global), North Carolina, 2018

Items in the Hurricane Florence Collection Collection

Image of Hurricane Florence making landfall over the Carolinas from space

The remnants of a portion of a temporary berm in Lumberton, North Carolina.

Image of floods up to rooftops in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence

Image Hurricane Florence over North Carolina from space.

Report on polluted Carolina Rivers spilling into the ocean after Hurricane Florence by TIME.