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Tiny homes: A big solution for disaster recovery

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We applaud this effort, which includes allowing the use of park models, RVs, and other structures as needed to allow owners of the 12,000-plus homes affected to recover and rebuild as quickly as possible. This is an area where the industry for sustainable and high-quality park models will shine. billion in aid , including $931.7

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Rising seas are destroying North Carolina homes. This high schooler designed a solution

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During his family’s annual summer vacations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, high schooler Ajith Varikuti began to notice something concerning. Using online tutorials, he learned how to use the software to develop a structurally sound design that could be segmented into individual parts or modules.

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Fires are raging across North and South Carolina—and the coming weather could make them worse

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Firefighters in North and South Carolina were battling multiple wind-driven wildfires Monday in rugged terrain that complicated containment efforts, officials said. Both South Carolina and North Carolina have issued statewide bans on outdoor burning. Helene just dropped tons of fuel on the ground, Scheller said.

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In Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas, residents look to rebuild on higher ground

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An even greater scale of destruction hit eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina in September 2024, when Hurricane Helenes rainfall and flooding decimated towns and washed out parts of major highways. Historic floods wiped out businesses and homes in eastern Kentucky in February 2021, July 2022 and now February 2025.

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16,000 structures were destroyed in the L.A. fires. Here’s what the city can learn from Asheville’s Hurricane Helene recovery

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Thats Los Angeles since the historic wildfires struck in January, destroying more than 16,000 structures and leaving thousands of people homeless. It was also western North Carolina in late September after Hurricane Helene created raging rivers that flooded some houses and swept others away.