The Latest Breaking News from Helene

The mountain “gateway” town of Old Fort, North Carolina, was well on its way to achieving a major goal: to become a hot spot for mountain biking and all things outdoors

It’s been only a year since Hurricane Helene hammered the southeast U.S. from Florida to the Carolinas

The North Carolina legislature has wrapped up the chief portion of its annual session by passing another Hurricane Helene relief measure

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.

The region is still recovering following the effects of last fall’s deadly storm

Georgia’s governor has signed a law to exempt federal crop insurance and disaster payments following Hurricane Helene damage from Georgia state income taxes

Layoffs and funding cuts to Fema and Noaa will impact how they predict and respond to disasters, warns professor Samantha Montano

Last year was a record year for disasters in the United States. A new report from the British charity International Institute for Environment and Development finds that 90 disasters were declared nationwide in 2024, from wildfires in California to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.

Augusta National escaped devastating tropical cyclone with only minor damage, but there have been some enforced cosmetic changes