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Hurricane Helene wipes out North Carolina’s mountain towns
W hen Hurricane HELENE hit Florida’s Big Bend on September 26th it was hard to imagine that it would wreak the most ...
President visits storm-ravaged North Carolina; death toll 178
Present but his desired out of the way, President Joe Biden flew over storm devastated regions of North and South Carolina on ...
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, questions about government response emerge
In western North Carolina, where more than 40 people have died, some residents say the government was unprepared for the ...
When the North Carolina Mountains Become Hurricane Alley
Most of the deaths from Hurricane Helene occurred far from Florida, where the storm first made landfall. Experts say alerts ...
Helene North Carolina death toll is rising, but incomplete. What we know so far.
Helene’s death count in North Carolina is by no means final. But Lau was one of dozens known to have been killed after the ...
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Hurricane Helene Shutters ‘Critical’ Quartz Mines That Power the World’s Electronics, Solar Panels and A.I.
The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been ...
Here's how Hurricane Helene brought "biblical devastation" to western North Carolina in a near "worst-case scenario"
The North Carolina State Climate Office explains how the "monster storm" left unprecedented damage that will likely "take ...
Hurricane Helene exposes FEMA assistance gap in Appalachian areas
As residents of western North Carolina piece together their lives following Hurricane Helene, few will be able to rely on ...
Helene left me stranded in North Carolina. In the midst of tragedy, I found community.
Herald-Leader reporter Monica Kast and two friends were stranded in North Carolina due to flooding from Hurricane Helene.