Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy ...

The costliest hurricane to impact the U.S. was Hurricane Katrina (2005), which caused an estimated $201.3 billion in damage.

NCDOT, along with the city of Asheville, are working with a consultant to design a 1.3-mile extension to the Wilma Dykeman ...

Shelved plans from ’60s for Tennessee Valley Authority project in N.C. unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ...

As the 2025 hurricane season begins, President Donald Trump is wrongly tearing at the safety net that is the Federal ...

"Whole trees ripped down, extensive damage to homes." Recovery efforts ramp up after catastrophic storm slams major US city: ...

As the 2025 hurricane season begins, the costs of climate-related events are impacting both insurers and their customers ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Now that Helene is no more, Floridians have had some time to really get a grasp of the destruction left behind in its wake. One way to see just how bad it was is to take a look at ...

When calamity strikes, as it often has in the Appalachian community of Swannanoa, North Carolina, the “proud, fierce, and ...

Helene hit North Carolina as a tropical storm on Sept. 27, 2024, leaving death and destruction across the state. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...