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Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice

  • Written by Russ Schumacher, Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the diceA flooded Christmas tree farm in Boone, N.C., on Sept. 27, 2024.Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29, 2024. Across a broad swath of western North Carolina, where the worst flooding occurred, the amount of rainfall exceeded levels that would be...

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