Hurricane florence

The state provides most of the nation's fresh supply; Florence wiped out 20 percent of the crop.

After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.

After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.

Viewers of The Weather Channel may have noticed a lot of campaign ads this week as the midterm elections approach and more people tuned in to track Hurricane Florence. According to NCC Media, the number of political advertisers on the channel grew from 59 last week to 83 this week. “It’s a smart media strategy,” […]

Hurricane Florence, currently tearing along the Southeast coast of the U.S. could bring wind gusts of 80 mph. The governor of North Carolina said that “tens of thousands of structures are expected to be flooded.” The post-storm costs could be high as communities buy up the drywall, lumber, and steel to rebuild. The price of […]

How declaring a state of emergency allows states to prepare for natural disasters.

More than 400,000 people without cars are in the path of Hurricane Florence, many of them low-income.

Hurricane Florence is expected to hit several states along the Eastern Seaboard, including North and South Carolina, and Virginia, on Thursday. More than a million people have been ordered to evacuate. Federal agencies are scrambling to coordinate the relief supplies that are probably needed in the days ahead. This will be the Federal Emergency Management […]