When Helene swept through western North Carolina late last week, the rain fell heavy and fast enough to start washing away mountainsides. Rivers overflowed, and a chunk of one of the state’s ...

Fossil Fuels North Carolina’s Climate Activists Brace for Trump’s Return After battling the state’s massive fossil fuel buildout throughout 2024, they worry about what the incoming president ...

Western North Carolina was hailed as a ‘climate haven.’ Hurricane Helene shows it’s not so simple. by Zack Budryk - 10/03/24 6:00 AM ET Jeff Roberson, Associated Press ...

President Trump, shown here standing with first lady Melania Trump, speaks to reporters at the White House before leaving for his trip to North Carolina and California on Jan. 24.

(North Carolina accounted for just under 830,000 new housing units in the WUI, while South Carolina had over 530,000. Homes in the WUI can become fuel for fires - and human activity plays a major ...

Tropical Storm Chantal weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, but continues to pose significant risks of flash flooding ...

Coastal erosion threatens homes on North Carolina's barrier islands. Climate change is speeding it up. By David Schechter, Alicia Hastey ...

North Carolina State Climate Office "Helene brought the full suite of hurricane impacts to North Carolina," the climate office said, "and in full force just hours after its landfall at Category-4 ...