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Why the Carolinas have seen months of extreme weather whiplash

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Scores of wildfires broke out across North Carolina , South Carolina and Georgia in early March 2025 as strong winds, abnormally dry conditions and low humidity combined to kindle and spread the flames. Wake Forest University wildfire experts Lauren Lowman and Nick Corak put the fires and the regions dry winter into context.

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How NIL is changing the NFL draft

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1 overall pick, University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward, is an anomaly. In 2024, University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders led all college football with $6.2 Ward finished high school as an unknown zero-star prospect who went to the only school that wanted him: the University of the Incarnate Word, an FCS program in Texas.

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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate

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Tensions with North Korea. Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. Amy received her PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exercise from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Restricted rights of women and the LGBTQ community. The horror of Charlottesville.

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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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How to build resilient water systems in communities battling climate change

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In September, more than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were under boil-water notices for nearly two months after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of a local water system. Climate impacts and the Trump administration Weather extremes made worse by climate change have disrupted peoples access to water.

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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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It was also western North Carolina in late September after Hurricane Helene created raging rivers that flooded some houses and swept others away. Weeks before the hurricane, the city had released a 100-plus-page affordable housing plan that it spent a year hammering out with local housing and social service agencies.

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As disasters surge, this system is helping keep rural America afloat

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A new report from the British charity International Institute for Environment and Development finds that 90 disasters were declared nationwide in 2024, from wildfires in California to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. One example of this in western North Carolina is the Digital Seniors project, launched during COVID-19.