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Hurricane Helene

March 2025

  • a tree on fire in the woods

    Wildfires threaten North Carolina and South Carolina areas still recovering from hurricane

    Fires fueled by wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene, which struck in September, creating ‘ongoing crisis’
  • in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest

    Three wildfires burn more than 3,300 acres in North and South Carolina

    South Carolina governor declares emergency as North Carolina announces mandatory evacuation in Polk county
  • a worker stands in a crane on road near a tree as a biker goes by

    Tree loss from hurricane leaves Asheville vulnerable to new climate shocks

    Damage to trees in western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene was ‘extraordinary and humbling’ but urban areas face particular problems

February 2025

  • A middle-aged woman in a ball cap and flannel shirts; a man stands in front of a stack of lumber; a younger woman stands near a river.

    In pictures: communities rebuild after devastation wreaked by Hurricane Helene

  • Twila Little Brave, 47, a Barnardsville, North Carolina, resident who lost her home in the hurricane, along with flood-damaged homes and vehicles in Swannanoa, the town recently visited by Trump. David Carson, 75, a Barnardsville resident on his farm, where he hosts volunteers who help build tiny homes for hurricane victims.

    ‘Everything we had floated away’: Hurricane Helene survivors help each other as disinformation swirls

January 2025

  • President Donald J. Trump attends a briefing on Hurricane Dorian at FEMA headquarters

    Trump orders review of Fema after saying disaster agency ‘is not good’

  • Composite of two scenes of destruction

    Letter to Los Angeles from another disaster zone

December 2024

  • Debris strewn across a beach where only the foundations of houses remain

    2024’s most costly climate disasters killed 2,000 people and caused $229bn in damages, data shows

    Analysis of insurance payouts by Christian Aid reveals three-quarters of financial destruction occurred in US
  • decorated Christmas trees outside against a city backdrop

    Researchers race to climate-proof Christmas tree production: ‘We’re up to the task’

    Scientists search for a variety to withstand the climate crisis as high temperatures and drought can stress trees

    • Helene-battered Christmas tree farmers depend on community this year: ‘It just clobbered us’

    • Our unequal earth
      Vegan no more: a beloved Asheville plant-based cafe pivots to stay afloat post-hurricane

    • The fight for democracy
      North Carolina GOP lawmakers override veto to strip power from Democratic officials

November 2024

  • a tree fallen on a house

    ‘Emotionally daunting’: Thanksgiving feels different for those affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Two people help each other fill a plastic jug of water from a water tank on wheels

    Asheville restores drinking water 53 days after Hurricane Helene – but not all are ready to sip

  • a flag flying over a damaged house

    Far-right militia targets US military over baseless hurricane ‘weather weapon’ claims

  • a person in a white hazmat suit and yellow hard-hat walks down a road strewn with debris

    Our unequal earth
    Restaurant workers face hard decisions after Hurricane Helene: stay or leave?

October 2024

  • Man leans on shovel next to burn pile

    After a hurricane, Democrats try to snatch rare victory in swing state North Carolina

  • an aerial view of homes damaged by a hurricane

    Two hurricanes stir up voter backlash to Florida Republicans’ climate denialism

  • debris on a street

    ‘They regress’: kids struggle without school and structure after Helene

  • a group of people gathered around a table outside

    Our unequal earth
    Disaster dining: cookouts became a lifeline in a hurricane-ravaged North Carolina city

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