NCDOT knew I-40 would flood in Asheville 2 days before Helene hit. Here’s how
The state was able to position trucks and troopers on the interstate south of Asheville just before the French Broad River ...
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine fires six US long-range missiles at Russia, Moscow says
Ukrainian troops have launched an attack against a Russian border region with six US long-range missiles, Moscow has said. It ...
Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response
Early on Election Day, highways in the St. Louis area were inundated with water. Over several days, intense storms battered ...
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As Mississippi River towns experience whiplash between drought and flood, mayors look to new insurance model
At least two New Orleans agencies tested parametric insurance policies during Hurricane Francine – with mixed results.
Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations
President-elect Donald Trump is emphasizing his plan to declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of ...
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Hillsborough County extends State of Emergency through Nov. 25
Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise has extended the Local State of Emergency until Nov. 25 in response to the ...
Biden to send disaster relief funding package to Congress in coming days
President Biden will send Congress an extensive emergency funding request in the coming days, the White House said Monday, as ...
License plate readers on the rise in Nassau, giving police an edge but generating privacy concerns
Police departments are building a surveillance network officials say is designed to detect criminal suspects and deploy ...
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Opinion: About the Tatas, nationalism and oxymoronic ethical capitalism
The demise of the Indian corporate tycoon Ratan Tata at the age of 87 has naturally provided the occasion to recount the role ...
Wildfire threat continues in much of the US Northeast as dry conditions persist
Firefighters in New York say a voluntary evacuation has helped them protect about 165 homes from a wildfire as officials in ...
Underfunded and understaffed, Maine’s dam agency does what it can to keep the aging infrastructure safe
But enforcement capacity remains nearly nonexistent, and current dam safety regulations do not account for climate change.
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Opinion: This is the dark, unspoken promise of Trump’s return
Around the world, populist autocrats have leveraged the thrilling power of that promise to transform their countries into vehicles for their own singular will, M. Gessen writes. (Shoshana Schultz/The ...