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International Business Times
International Business Times
Science
Ulysse BELLIER

A US Climate Scientist Sees Hurricane Helene's Devastation Firsthand

With at least 230 people killed, Helene is the second deadliest hurricane to hit the continental United States in more than half a century (Credit: AFP)

Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home.

But when Hurricane Helene hit the American climate scientist's hometown in North Carolina and flooded several of his friends' homes, the shocking experience made him rethink his research priorities.

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