Six hundred people are unaccounted for, and one of North Carolina’s hardest-hit counties by the remnants of Hurricane Helene on Monday said at least 35 have died.
Read MoreHurricane Helene’s Cost Could Be 600 Lives, $160 Billion in Damages
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Supplies Airlifted to Communities Devastated by Hurricane Helene with Death Toll Surpassing 100
Supplies are being airlifted to local communities devastated by Hurricane Helene with the death toll surpassing 100. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said the death toll would rise as rescue crews and other emergency responders arrive in areas isolated from the storm.
Read MoreHelene Drowns Southeastern United States, Leaves a Path of Destruction
At least 26 people across four states have died as a result of the storm formerly known as Hurricane Helene that has produced widespread flooding and tornadoes.
Read MoreCategory 4 Hurricane Helene Roars into Florida as State Braces for ‘Potentially Unsurvivable’ Surge
A lethal Category 4 Hurricane Helene roared Thursday night to Florida’s northwest coast with 140 mph winds, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and raising fears of a “potentially unsurvivable” storm surge.
Read MoreReport: Jacksonville Uses Green Infrastructure to Combat Flooding
A recent report from Florida TaxWatch proposes new measures to help combat storm water runoff and reduce flooding through the use of green infrastructure.
Over the past few years, the Sunshine State has had its fair share of severe storms, as recently as August, when Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region of the state, causing widespread flooding to coastal towns.
Read MoreRescues and Recovery Continue in Kentucky after Deadly Flooding in Appalachia Claims at Least 25 Lives
At least 25 have people died in Kentucky– including four children – in the flooding caused by the torrential rains and flash floods earlier this week, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday.
“We continue to pray for the families that have suffered an unfathomable loss,” the Democrat governor said. “Some having lost almost everyone in their household.”
Read MoreFlorida Gov. DeSantis Announces Statewide Flooding Infrastructure, Derides Left-Wing Environmental Ideology
At a press conference in Oldsmar, Fla., Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced a statewide flooding resiliency plan and is asking lawmakers for millions of dollars of environmental spending. In total, DeSantis is seeking $276 million in proposed funding for 76 state projects within the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as part of the 2022 Florida budget.
DeSantis said that Florida is a state with flooding issues, and he’s just addressing the need for environmental infrastructure without “a bunch of left-wing things.”
Read MoreFlooding Could Wipe Out 25 Percent of Critical Infrastructure: Report
About 25% of critical infrastructure in the U.S., or 36,000 facilities, is at serious risk of being rendered inoperable as a result of flooding over the next three decades, according to an industry report released Monday.
American infrastructure such as police stations, airports, hospitals, wastewater treatment facilities, churches and schools were all considered in the analysis, according to First Street Foundation, the group that published the first-of-its-kind report. The U.S. is “ill-prepared” for a scenario where major flooding events become more commonplace, the report concluded.
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