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Why North Carolina's Outer Banks get so much damage from so many storms

Parts of the island have lost hundreds of feet of beach since 1980, with more than a dozen of homes crumbling into the sea in ...

Why North Carolina dept denied mining company's Mitchell County permit

The state Department of Environmental Quality has ruled to deny a permit application for Horizon 30's mining operation in the ...

Twenty years later, Katrina still among Atlantic’s most deadly, costly

Twenty years ago this Friday, Hurricane Katrina – once a Category 5 beast – made landfall as a Category 3 first in ...
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Clearing debris after a storm is big business. For some communities, it’s also a burden

It’s often that way with the sprawling, messy business of disaster cleanup. In the aftermath of hurricanes, wildfires, and ...

2 swimmers dead, boater missing in wake of Hurricane Erin

Hurricane Erin never made landfall but left behind rough ocean conditions along the U.S. East Coast. At least two people died ...
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NC12 reopens on north end of Ocracoke, state of emergency lifted nearly week after Erin

The highway was closed on the evening of Aug. 20 after severe overwash from Hurricane Erin inundated several sections. It ...
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Beaches reopen after Hurricane Erin

New York and North Carolina have begun to reopen beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin, which sent strong winds ...
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Strong winds and waves batter Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard as Hurricane Erin moves out to the sea

Strong winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as dangerous rip currents continue to threaten from the Carolinas to New England ...