Preventing Disasters through "Hazard Mitigation"

Saturday, April 1, 2000

Hurricane Floyd, which struck in September 1999, was North Carolina's worst disaster ever. The state's Division of Emergency Management is promoting local planning that may lessen the disastrous effects of such natural events.

Citation: 
Schwab, Anna K. "Preventing Disasters through "Hazard Mitigation"" Popular Government 65, no. 3 (Spring 2000): 2-12.
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