Environment
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‘Little armored ones’: Why armadillos are being spotted now in North Carolina
Drawn by a warming climate, lots of diggable land, and loads of fire ants, nine-banded armadillos are increasingly being spotted here in North Carolina.
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In new carbon plan, Duke Energy gambles on coal
Duke Energy, North Carolina’s largest utility, cites the Trump administration’s rollback of air pollution regulations and increases in power demand as factors for betting on coal.
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6 homes collapse into the Outer Banks surf as Atlantic hurricanes swirl far offshore
Five of the Outer Banks homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Buxton. A sixth in Buxton collapsed overnight.
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Western North Carolina could be hit by another tropical storm. Here’s what to know.
Forecasters say there’s a significant risk that tropical weather will impact North Carolina, including still-recovering western North Carolina, early next week. Here’s what to know.
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OPINION: Where Western NC stands a year after Hurricane Helene
This week, as we approach the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene–one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit western North Carolina–it’s important to take stock of how we’re doing. Where do we stand and what do we still need?
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle forms in Atlantic. Will it hit North Carolina?
Here’s the latest on Tropical Storm Gabrielle and whether it will have any potential impact on North Carolina.
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‘Where the heck are Atlantic hurricanes?’ What to know in North Carolina as hurricane season peaks
As hurricane season peaks, it’s been an unusually quiet year in the Atlantic. But officials are warning people in North Carolina that activity is expected to pick up this month.
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Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Officials have ordered evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands even without a hurricane warning because that tiny ribbon of highway called N.C. 12 will likely be torn up and washed out in several places, isolating villages for days or weeks.
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Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, winds along North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Evacuations have been ordered on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though Hurricane Erin is unlikely to make direct landfall.
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A groundbreaking climate author sees hope in the Sun
In 1989, Bill McKibben wrote the first mainstream warning about climate change. Considered the preeminent climate change journalist in the country, McKibben has written often about the dangers ahead, but his new book heralds solar power as the light in the darkness of the Trump era. Bill McKibben tried to warn us. In 1989, McKibben,…
