FEMA expands support services in North Carolina
Home owners and renters in an additional 12 North Carolina counties are now eligible for monetary assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Environment
Grandfather Mountain nature park reopens
The nature park is next to but separate from Grandfather Mountain State Park. That site, like all state parks west of Interstate 77, remains closed.
How is the world doing on climate change? Not great
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the world is still on track for severe climate change impacts, a new U.N. report finds. Action this decade will be essential.
North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B
The estimate includes damages and potential investments to prevent similar destruction in future storms.
Greensboro City Council votes to cap and cover contaminated soil at Bingham Park
The park was opened in the 1970s atop an unregulated landfill, but has garnered increased attention as residents have pushed for the contaminated soil in the area to be removed.
Dengue fever is rare in L.A. That could start to change because of climate change
Several people caught dengue fever locally in Los Angeles this fall. Climate change and invasive mosquitoes have made that possible, experts say.
The Greek island paradise of Amorgos is wrestling with a water shortage
Most visitors to Greece's Amorgos don’t know though is that on the island itself, water for household use and irrigating crops is far from abundant. Farmers are struggling to grow crops.
To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity summit
The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.
How did Colombia work birdsong into its national anthem?
As the U.N.'s global summit on biodiversity opens, we hear how Colombia's bird song has been crafted to highlight the host country's own amazing biodiversity.
Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?
Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.