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Climate change is making powerful hurricanes more common. That may require adding a new official designation for the more intense storms, a new study suggests.
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The final round of federally funded grants through the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) Affordable Housing Development Fund is going to single-family and multi-family housing developments in Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pamlico, Pender and Scotland counties.
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Billion-dollar disasters caused by extreme weather and climate change rose across the U.S. in 2022, making it the third-worst year on record, according to a federal report out Tuesday. The biggest was Hurricane Ian, which devastated Florida and eroded beaches in the Carolinas in September.
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Federal forecasters are predicting the seventh straight above-normal Atlantic hurricane season and urging preparedness to avoid a repeat of disasters like Hurricane Ida, which lashed Louisiana and produced tornadoes and floods in the northeast last year.
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Climate change is bringing more intense storms, flooding and other weather extremes that can leave communities devastated. The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency plans for big storms. Its chief resilience officer, Amanda Martin, says there's uncertainty over whether lawmakers will keep her office going when funding expires later this year.
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On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season Monday, a North Carolina House committee approved a bill that would help communities plan for future storms and flooding.
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Duke Energy says it's on track to save $400 million to $450 million this year through cost-cutting related to the coronavirus pandemic. The savings have come without layoffs, by idling plants and reducing travel and outside contractors.
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It's hurricane season and government forecasters last week said they're now expecting above-normal activity, with five to nine Atlantic hurricanes,…
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The Carolinas have not been hit by a hurricane so far this year, but researchers at N.C. State University are predicting a normal year with five to seven…
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Electric utilities are preparing for the possibility of widespread power outages if Hurricane Irma blows into the Carolinas next week. Forecasters say the…