ECU geography poster details hurricane phenomena (Dec. 4, 2003)
A poster about the particulars of hurricanes was developed this
year by East Carolina University's Department of Geography and
the student organization Geoclub. The poster, "Tempests from the
Tropics: Atlantic & Gulf Coast Hurricanes," was produced by ECU
students as part of an annual project designed to educate the
public about issues in current events. The free map will be
available in area schools, public libraries and Barnes & Noble
Booksellers. In the past two years, faculty and students worked
together to produce and distribute map posters on Afghanistan
and Iraq, respectively. This year, the group chose to design an
informational poster on hurricanes because of the traumatic
impact that these events have on life in North Carolina. "This
is particularly the case in light of the continuing aftermath of
Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and the more recent damage caused by
Hurricane Isabel in 2003," said ECU Geography professor Derek
Alderman. Made wit