In western North Carolina, the gaps in FEMA’s flood zones are even more pronounced. About 2,100 properties were in FEMA’s flood zone in Buncombe County compared to 19,500 identified as “at ...
Scientists consider that zone, which amounts to a 1 ... Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA ...
By 2050, thousands in coastal North Carolina may face severe flooding from rising seas, with older adults especially at risk, according to a new Climate Central report.
While many coastal counties have larger shares of residences with flood insurance, coverage in inland counties is rare. Less than 1% of the North Carolina ... high-risk flood zone, that they ...
Duke Ph.D. student Aljouhra AlHargan pointed to a simulated map of homes and businesses that could get flooded if a storm dumped more than a foot of rain on the tiny flood-prone town of Creswell, in ...
Dry conditions that have prevailed across much of North and South Carolina have created an elevated fire risk.