Hurricane Helene: Geography put the Carolinas at risk, and climate change is loading the dice

Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29, 2024. Across a broad swath of western North Carolina, where the worst flooding occurred, the amount of rainfall exceeded levels that would be expected on average only once every 1,000 years. Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Kathie Dello, […]

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