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SCIENCE 



Weathering 

 Winds and rater 



Steps for a Storm-Resistant Home 



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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 



