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The Washington Post · 2h

Before the floods, Asheville was called a ‘climate haven.’ Is anywhere safe?

As climate warms the atmosphere and spurs greater precipitation, mountain communities like Asheville, N.C., face growing danger of floods.

ABC News on MSN · 5h

Deadly Asheville tragedy shows there are no climate change safe havens: experts

Asheville, North Carolina, was once viewed as a safe haven for climate refugees. However, Hurricane Helene damage highlights a dark reality.

Fast Company · 6h

Asheville has been called a ‘climate haven.’ There’s no such thing

Some cities are safer than others. But you can't move to escape climate change—and every community needs to do more to prepare.

Hurricane Helene Turns City Touted as 'Climate Haven'

The Daily Beast · 17h

Hurricane Helene Turns City Touted as ‘Climate Haven’ Into ‘Apocalyptic’ Disaster Zone

People flocked to western North Carolina to escape the adverse effects of climate change. It still arrived at their front doors.

Scientific American · 3d

Hurricane Helene’s Devastation Shows No Region Is Safe from Climate-Fueled Disaster

It’s also an indicator that no regions are immune to the dangers of climate-fueled disasters. Asheville, North Carolina — which experienced some of the worst hurricane-related flooding in the nation — has previously been described as a “climate haven."

The Washington Post (Video) on … · 1d

Small towns in N.C. devastated by Hurricane Helene flooding

Residents in North Carolina remain displaced on Sept. 28, after Hurricane Helene brought historic flooding to western parts of the state.

Why was Asheville and North Carolina flooding so bad? Rare weather events and climate change are to blame

This "100-year flood" is no expression — the flood of 1916 in Asheville crested at 21 feet, a record that has now been ...

6h

The science behind how a Florida hurricane ravaged North Carolina

The devastation in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene is the result of a combination of factors related to climate ...

15h

In Booming Asheville, Residents Rethink Their Sense of Safety

Worries of flooding had not been top of mind as the mountain-ringed city flourished in recent years as a haven for artists, ...

17h

North Carolina Was Set Up for Disaster

The climate deck is so stacked now that even places that seem safe are witnessing dangerous impacts.

2h

Helene's brutal toll: More than 100 dead; Biden to survey damage: Monday updates

The confirmed death toll in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where hard-hit Asheville is located, climbed to 40 on Monday.

21h

What ‘historic’ Hurricane Helene tells us about how climate change is supercharging storms

Helene is the eighth Category 4 or 5 Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the US in the last eight years. That’s as many of ...

12hon MSN

Hurricane Helene caused ‘post-apocalyptic scene’ in North Carolina

More than 100 people are dead with hundreds more unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene tore a path of destruction through ...

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