Decimated by Hurricanes, Rural America Needs Our Help

By ANDREW FOX and DAVID HILL
NYT
Stop asking why so many people still live in such treacherous areas.
Published date: October 11, 2018 at 10:19PM
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Why We Ride Out Life-Threatening Storms and Do Other Crazy Things

By MALCOLM ROBERTS
NYT
It’s the absolute bane of the insurance industry.
Published date: October 11, 2018 at 06:05PM
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Florence’s Slow-Motion Havoc Leaves Thousands of Evacuees in Limbo

By ALAN BLINDER and CHRIS DIXON
NYT
The storm’s prodigious rainfall continues to swell rivers in the Carolinas, leaving evacuees stuck in shelters and driving more people from their homes.
Published date: September 26, 2018 at 08:20PM
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Hurricane Florence Has Gone, but Challenges for the Carolinas Have Just Begun

By ALAN BLINDER and RICHARD FAUSSET
NYT
Already the emergency and recovery response is staggering in scope, and the threats have not abated.
Published date: September 22, 2018 at 05:02PM
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Submerged by Florence, North Carolina’s Rural Towns Fight for Attention

By JACK HEALY
NYT
Out of sight of the national spotlight on the devastation of Hurricane Florence, many small towns worry about being washed away unnoticed.
Published date: September 20, 2018 at 10:24PM
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Touring Storm Damage in the Carolinas, Trump Follows His Own Script

By MARK LANDLER
NYT Politics
Other presidents have treated natural disaster tours as dignified, even grave affairs. President Trump has deployed humor, enthusiasm and a talent for always finding a silver lining.
Published date: September 19, 2018 at 06:35PM
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Millions of Carolina Homes Are at Risk of Flooding. Only 335,000 Have Flood Insurance.

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
NYT
Here’s why the federal flood insurance program won’t pick up the slack.
Published date: September 19, 2018 at 10:47PM
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‘It’s Back’: Underwater Yet Again, the Carolinas Face a New Reality

By JACK HEALY, RICHARD FAUSSET and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
NYT
As climate change and rapid growth bring more flooding, residents and officials must grapple with where to rebuild and how to prepare for the next storm.
Published date: September 19, 2018 at 02:14AM
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‘I Don’t Have a Home’: Life After Florence in Wilmington, N.C.

By NILO TABRIZY, BEN LAFFIN and ORLANDO DE GUZMAN
NYT
Wilmington, N.C., took a direct hit from the storm and rapidly rising waters left the city virtually cut off. We spoke with one resident whose life has been upended by this disaster.
Published date: September 18, 2018 at 10:57PM
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Hurricane Florence Updates: Several Dead, Power Failures and Catastrophic Flooding

By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, RICHARD FAUSSET and TYLER PAGER
NYT
Fierce rains were likely to produce “catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding,” the National Hurricane Center said.
Published date: September 15, 2018 at 12:45PM
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Hurricane Florence Live Updates: Water Rescues Underway in North Carolina

By THE NEW YORK TIMES
NYT
Florence is lumbering along the coastline, dumping rain and battering the Carolinas with heavy winds.
Published date: September 14, 2018 at 12:04PM
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Planning a Late-Summer Wedding in the Carolinas? Could Be a Wash

By KAREN ZRAICK
NYT
Hurricane season coincides with wedding season, and that means lots of cancellations and changing plans in the Carolinas this week.
Published date: September 14, 2018 at 03:36AM
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‘Try Not to Go Into Labor’: Tales From Those in the Path of Hurricane Florence

By LELA MOORE
NYT
Times readers whose homes were expected to bear the brunt of Hurricane Florence tell us what they are enduring as the rain begins.
Published date: September 14, 2018 at 02:12AM
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Why the Carolinas Have Become More Vulnerable to Hurricanes

By STEPHEN M. STRADER
NYT
The southeast coast is no stranger to devastating storms, but that hasn’t slowed people from moving there.
Published date: September 13, 2018 at 10:09PM
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How You Can Prepare to Evacuate Your Home for Hurricane Florence

By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA
NYT
Here are some tips for getting ready: Make a plan, bring documents, close lids, clear the yard, blast the freezer.
Published date: September 11, 2018 at 07:01PM
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