Return to normalcy: Local Boone businesses welcome visitors back this winter season
Western North Carolina is pushing full steam ahead this winter tourism season, welcoming visitors back after months of ...
FEMA flood program borrows $2 billion after losses in Hurricanes Helene and Milton
After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
Mules that provided aid after Hurricane Helene struck down on road
Among the idyllic landscapes of Mount Ulla, North Carolina, there is a sadness wafting through the community where two mules ...
FEMA's flood insurance program to borrow billions to pay 2024 post-Hurricane claims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says its National Flood Insurance Program was forced to borrow $2 billion to help pay ...
After multiple hurricanes, FEMA is borrowing billions to pay flood claims
After Helene and Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs help paying ...
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Hurricanes, Heat and Hardship: Counting 2024’s Crop Losses
Updated 2024 crop and rangeland damage estimates highlight the devastating impact of natural disasters on U.S. farm ...
The U.S. Is Dustier — It’s Costing $154 Billion A Year
Professor Gill certainly has a point. As context, there were 27 billion-dollar+ disasters in 2024, according to NOAA. In ...
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Augusta Leads Georgia Hotel Boom with 64% RevPAR Growth
The city "largely propelled overall performance in Georgia," according to a report from Colliers. Revenue per available room ...
MarineMax moves headquarters from Clearwater to Oldsmar without fanfare
The nation’s largest recreational boat and yacht dealer now operates out of the Nielsen Media Research campus at 502 Brooker ...
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Innovation Is the Key to Containing the Worst Effects of Climate Change
Adaptation can also involve changing how and where people live, prohibiting them from rebuilding in areas that repeatedly ...