Natural Disaster

When Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina, it downed power lines, leaving tens of thousands of residents without electricity for days, even weeks.

Harvard University is launching a years-long pilot program in four states, including North Carolina, to help health clinics build climate resiliency.

Nearly one of five students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are the first in their families to attend college. Many first-generation…

Family violence increases in places that have been severely burned in bushfires, Australian research finds. The isolation and financial stress of COVID-19 appear to be exacerbating the problem.

A North Carolina man who admitted that he never completed repair work he was hired to do after Hurricane Florence has pleaded guilty to charges stemming…

After hundreds of years of mainly focusing on the aftermath of hurricanes, this is the first hurricane season that North Carolina has a "chief resilience…

The historic flooding from Florence has eased, but communities and environmentalists are just beginning to take stock of the damage it…

The historic flooding from Florence has eased, but communities and environmentalists are just beginning to take stock of the damage it…

One year ago, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. The Category 4 storm had winds up to 150 mph and decimated the unincorporated territory.…

One year ago, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. The Category 4 storm had winds up to 150 mph and decimated the unincorporated territory.…