Quist, Arbor J L Fliss, Mike Dolan Richardson, David B Delamater, Paul L Engel, Lawrence S
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Environmental Research: Health
North Carolina (NC) ranks third among US states in both hog production and hurricanes. NC’s hogs are housed in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the eastern, hurricane-prone part of the state. Hurricanes can inundate hog waste lagoons, transporting fecal bacteria that may cause acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI). While CAFOs and h...
Summers, Emily Du, Jiabi Park, Kyeong Wharton, Marcus Kaiser, Karl
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Frontiers in Marine Science
Retention of plastics in estuaries and storage in sediments likely contributes to the mass imbalance between the amount of ocean plastic debris and input from land. A sediment transport model, coupled with a hydrodynamic and wave model, was employed to analyze how microplastics of varying settling velocities behave under non-storm conditions and du...
Bourdin, Stella Lee, Chia-Ying Lin, Jonathan Vrac, Mathieu Vaittinada Ayar, Pradeebane Faranda, Davide
This paper presents a new analogue-based framework for detecting and attributing hurricane-related hazards, offering a proof of concept that enhances the accuracy of existing methods.One of the main limitations of analogue-based methodologies in hurricane studies is the scarcity of observed cyclones, which often restricts the ability to find reliab...
foreman, anne m. omari, amel marks, kristin j. troeschel, alyssa n. haas, emily j. moore, susan m. fechter-leggett, ethan park, ju-hyeong cox-ganser, jean m. damon, scott a.
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Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in southern Louisiana in August of 2021, causing widespread wind damage and flooding. The objective of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to post-hurricane mold exposure and cleanup among residents and workers in areas of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ida ...
topete-pozas, carlos norman, steven p. christie, william m.
Coastal forests in the eastern United States are increasingly threatened by hurricanes; however, monitoring their initial impacts and subsequent recovery is challenging across scales. Understanding disturbance impacts and responses is essential for sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation, and climate change adaptation. Using Sentin...
Yang, Sinil Shin, DW Cocke, Steven Nam, Chaehyeon Chelsea Bourassa, Mark Cha, Dong-Hyun Kim, Baek-Min
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Environmental Research Letters
Predicting rapid hurricane intensification remains a challenge, partially due to neglected factors like sea spray-mediated heat flux. To shed light on the specific roles of spray-mediated sensible and latent heat fluxes, we conducted sensitivity experiments with heat flux parameterizations. Our results demonstrate that the inclusion and variation o...
erokhin, dmitry komendantova, nadejda
This study investigates public interest in geological disasters by analyzing Google Trends data from 2023. This research focuses on earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and tsunamis to understand how search behaviors reflect public awareness and concern. This study identifies temporal and geographical patterns in search trends. Key findings ...
muñoz-torres, francisco soto-salgado, marievelisse ortiz-ortiz, karen j. lópez-león, xavier s. sánchez-cabrera, yara colón-lópez, vivian
Since 2017, Puerto Rico has faced environmental, economic, and political crises, leading to the emigration of healthcare workers and weakening the healthcare system. These challenges have affected cancer treatment continuity, exacerbating healthcare access challenges island-wide. In this study, we estimate the effect of the residence region on canc...
hernández-torres, ruthmarie rodríguez-rabassa, mary rosario, lianel p. peña-vargas, cristina rodríguez-castro, zindie flores, idhaliz cartujano-barrera, francisco costas-muñíz, rosario tollinchi-natali, nelmit torres-marrero, estefania
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Background: Puerto Rico (PR) is highly vulnerable to hurricanes, which severely impact cancer survivors by causing healthcare disruptions and increasing stress. This study investigates the reliability and factor structure of the Hurricane Hazards Inventory (HHI) and its relationship with psychological distress among cancer survivors and non-cancer ...
brothers, kimberly senkbeil, jason c.
Previous research has shown that people use a benchmark hurricane as part of their preparation and evacuation decision-making process. While hurricanes are a common occurrence along the Gulf Coast, research on personal memories of past storms is lacking. Particularly, how well do people remember the track and geophysical hazards (wind speed, storm ...
