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Author : Willie Drye

Willie Drye is a veteran journalist with over 30 years of experience, having covered a diverse array of topics from urban and wedding planning to natural disasters for publications across the United States and Canada, including the Washington Post and the Toronto Globe and Mail. As a contributing editor for National Geographic News, he has gained recognition for his in-depth reporting on hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis, with his articles on Hurricane Katrina, Gustav, and Ike achieving record readership. In 2007, Drye received the prestigious Charlie Award for Public Service from the Florida Magazine Association for his impactful coverage on the potential effects of a catastrophic hurricane in the Florida Keys. His acclaimed book, *Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935*, is considered an authoritative account of the event and inspired a documentary by the History Channel. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in English, Drye served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and currently resides in North Carolina, balancing his time between Plymouth and Wilmington.