Photos: Flush bucket brigades and airlifts; running water still not restored in much of flood-ravaged Western NC
Travis Long, Robert Willett, Ethan Hyman
Running water has yet to be restored in many cities and towns in Western North Carolina after devastating flooding from Helene ripped up water mains and shut down water-treatment plants across the region.
Previously simple tasks like flushing toilets in an apartment building require bucket brigades, often meaning carrying buckets of water up multiple flights of stairs, with volunteers filling in for those who need help.
Photos from the efforts across the mountains are here:
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Saturday informed social-media followers that National Bison Day is a time to “celebrate this majestic symbol of strength and resilience.” With that in mind, below is an
Several lakes emerged in the Sahara desert after an extratropical cyclone blasted the region. Experts say these new lakes could last for a year or more!
The tropics aren't quieting down just yet as we track two systems, with a possible third disturbance waiting in line, to kick off the final month of the Atlantic hurricane season
EXSHAW, Alta. — Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.
A storm system is set to impact southern and western B.C. overnight on Sunday, according to forecasters, with special weather statements and warnings in place.Environment Canada has said that a "potent storm system" will start hitting the South Coast after midnight on Monday, with peak rainfall intensities expected on Monday morning.Between 40 and 70 millimetres of rain is expected to hit the North Shore of Metro Vancouver, according to the forecaster, and strong winds are expected through Monda
Expect a disturbance in the Caribbean Sea to become tropical depression by Tuesday as it brings rainstorms to the western Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday in its 7 a.m. Atlantic update.
With Subtropical Storm Patty churning in the North Atlantic and a soon-to-be Rafael next in line for development, we take a look at the current scenario in the tropics in the final month of the hurricane season
A second of four racoons missing after escaping from a compound at a zoo on the Isle of Wight has been found - with two remaining on the run. Distinctive due to their black "mask" and black-banded tail, racoons are noted for their intelligence and dexterity - with their name hailing from the Algonquian Indian word translating as "he scratches with his hands".
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China has reported "prominent results" in its hunt for green-energy minerals, with the Ministry of Natural Resources saying new deposits of the resources deemed crucial for national security had been discovered. Among those at the top of the list released by the ministry last week were gold, copper, molybdenum, phosphorite and fluorite - minerals important for clean energy, semiconductors, quantum and other industries key in the competition between Washington and Beijing for tech supremacy. "In
Power is slowly returning to parts of Kimmirut, Nunavut, after a community-wide outage that lasted almost three days.Nunavut energy provider Qullie Energy Corporation shared the news that electricity had been partially restored in an update at around 2 p.m. on Sunday. The company said there are still more repairs needed before the community's power supply can be fully restored. About 400 people live in the South Baffin Island hamlet, which is about 125 kilometres southwest of Iqaluit. During the
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will on Monday unveil the details of its long-awaited plan to cap emissions of greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector, an idea which the energy industry and some provinces strongly oppose. Canada said in December 2023 it wanted oil and gas companies to cut emissions up to 38% from 2019 levels by 2030 by introducing a cap-and-trade system, and would unveil its draft proposals before the end of 2024. "The regulations would cap pollution, not production," Hermine Landry, a spokesperson for Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault, said in a statement.
STORY: Protests erupted on Sunday (3 November), as Spain's King Felipe visited a suburb in Valencia badly hit by last week's deadly floods.Residents of Paiporta shouted "murderers" at the king and queen, as well as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.People hurled mud and other objects at them, venting pent-up anger over what they believe were poor handling by the authorities of last Tuesday's storm and flooding. "It was known and nobody did anything to avoid it," a young man told Felipe.The king stayed despite the chaos to speak with the people, while the prime minister withdrew.He was seen hugging some residents and at one point had a man crying on his shoulder.Residents are furious at the authorities, accusing them of sending late warnings about the dangers of the storm and floods.They also say emergency services responded slowly after disaster struck.The central government has said issuing alerts to the population is the responsibility of regional authorities. Valencia's officials have said they acted as best as they could with the information available to them.Prime Minister Sanchez said on Saturday that any potential negligence would be investigated later.The death toll from the country's worst flash floods in modern history edged higher on Sunday.Almost all have been in the Valencia region, and especially in Paiporta.But it's still expected to rise, with dozens of people still unaccounted for.While some 3,000 households remained without power, officials said.With the floods causing extensive damage to the region, many local residents are now coming together to rebuild their communities.Here in Chiva, about 19 miles from Valencia, many people were seen helping to clear mud and debris off the streets.While other signed up as volunteers to hand out food, water and other essential supplies. It comes as thousands of additional troops and police joined the disaster relief effort over the weekend in the largest such peacetime operation in Spain.The tragedy is so far Europe's worst flood-related disaster in a single country since 1967, when around 500 people died in Portugal.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources.
STORY: Four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia and the death toll from Spain's deadliest flash floods continues to rise.And with dozens of people still unaccounted for, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday that it will likely increase further.“The situation we are living in is tragic. It is dramatic. We are almost certainly talking about the most serious flooding our continent has seen so far this century. And I am aware that the response that is being given is not enough."Sanchez said the number of people killed has now passed 209.That was the number killed in floods in Romania in 1970.Spain's tragedy is now Europe's worst flood-related disaster since at least 500 people died in Portugal in 1967.Meanwhile, volunteers flocked to Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences center for the first coordinated clean-up organized by regional authorities. The venue has been turned into the nerve center for the operation.The storm triggered a new weather alert in the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia, where rains are expected to continue during the weekend.Scientists say extreme weather events are becoming more frequent in Europe, and elsewhere, due to climate change. Meteorologists think the warming of the Mediterranean, which increases water evaporation, plays a key role in making torrential rains more severe.