Mountain strong: North Carolina marks the 2-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene
North Carolina is marking the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene. The storm caused catastrophic flooding and landslides in western North Carolina, impacting residents who previously considered the region climate-safe.
Before there was Helene, there was Katrina. The destructive Category 5 hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005 convinced Alex Webber to move from Louisiana to the mountains of western North Carolina. Webber thought she’d found a climate-safe area in the picturesque town of Marshall until 2024, when Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic flooding and landslides […]
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