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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Carter Lodge hangs precariously over the flood-scoured bank of the Broad River in Chimney Rock Village, N.C., on May 13, 2025, ...
Teresa Elder walks through a flooded Sandy Cove Drive from Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Morganton, N.C. This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source ...
The team will use a technology called LIDAR to detect land changes, map vulnerable areas and predict where these hazards could occur next. Hurricane Helene led to mudslides, flooding and other events ...
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Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.