Natural Disasters

Coy Coley in front of his home in Goldsboro, N.C., after his neighborhood was flooded due to rainfall from Hurricane Florence on Sept. 15.

'This Is My Home.' North Carolina Residents Struggle With Evacuation Orders

As the rain pounded Fayetteville, cars pulled in and out of the parking lot...

As the rain pounded Fayetteville, cars pulled in and out of the parking lot at Campbellton Landing on Person Street. One-by-one, drivers and passengers hopped out of their vehicles to face the pounding rain, all...

Lee Roy Scott with his dog Bella poses for a portrait while surveying damage to his neighborhood due to storm surge flooding from Hurricane Florence in Washington, N.C. on Sept. 15, 2018.

After the Storm Comes the Water

Hurricane Florence may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it sti...

Hurricane Florence may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it still poses a major threat to the Carolinas. The death toll rose steadily throughout the day on Saturday. In North Carolina’s Cumberland County,...

A truck containing coal ash transports a load from the Dan River Steam Station in Eden, N.C. as Duke Energy Corp. digs up coal residues on Jan. 14, 2016.

Hurricane Florence Is Headed Straight for North Carolina's Nuclear Reactors

Company officials say they’re ready for the storm

In this image taken by Astronaut Ricky Arnold, Hurricane Florence gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean as it moves west, seen from the International Space Station on September 10, 2018.

Hurricane Florence Is Threatening America's Thanksgiving Turkeys

North Carolina is the country's no. 1 turkey state

A handout photo made available by NASA shows Hurricane Florence over the Atlantic Ocean, seen from the International Space Station (ISS), in space, on Sept. 10, 2018.

Toxic Waste. Animal Manure. Hurricane Florence Could Be a Public Health Disaster

The storm surge and flooding could trigger an environmental nightmare

An Indian man wades along a flooded street during a heavy downpour in Agartala, the capital of northeastern state of Tripura, on August 11, 2017.

What You Need to Know About ‘Silent Crises’

91 percent of global crises go unnoticed, which is a recipe for global disa...

91 percent of global crises go unnoticed, which is a recipe for global disaster

A firefighter battles a wildfire as it burns along a hillside near homes in Santa Paula, Calif., on Dec. 5.

What's Making California’s Wildfires So Dangerous?

The Southern California wildfires spreading through Ventura and Los Angeles...

The Southern California wildfires spreading through Ventura and Los Angeles counties are among the devastating wildfires residential communities have seen in the decades since developers have expanded further and further onto land prone to natural...

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