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    Giant Mosquitos Swarm North Carolina

    Giant Mosquitos Swarm North Carolina

    Flooding from Hurricane Florence has activated dormant “gallnipper” (Psorophora ciliata) eggs, among others, leading to the hatching of billions of unusually large mosquitoes. Gallnippers lay their eggs in moist, low-elevation areas, where heavy rains or flooding trigger eventual hatching. In less than a week, larvae grow to adult size, which is about three times that […]

    3.4 Million Chickens, 5,500 Hogs Killed in Florence’s Flooding

    3.4 Million Chickens, 5,500 Hogs Killed in Florence’s Flooding

    The North Carolina Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that the historic flooding from Florence has killed about 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs. “This was an unprecedented storm with flooding expected to exceed that from any other storms in recent memory. We know agricultural losses will be significant because the flooding has affected […]

    ‘Only A Matter of Time’ Before Category 6 Hurricane Hits U.S.

    ‘Only A Matter of Time’ Before Category 6 Hurricane Hits U.S.

    By Andy Rowell As I write, Typhoon Mangkhut and Hurricane Florence are still making waves on different continents leaving millions of people to pick up the cost of these two destructive storms. In Asia, Typhoon Mangkhut is one of the most powerful storms to hit the region for decades. Although Mangkhut was downgraded from a […]

    18 Dead, More Than 900 Rescued as Florence Floods the Carolinas

    18 Dead, More Than 900 Rescued as Florence Floods the Carolinas

    Hurricane Florence, downgraded to a tropical depression, pummeled the Carolinas this weekend, killing 18 so far and instigating flooding that officials said could last through mid-week, CNN reported Monday. Florence, which scientists predicted would be more than 50 percent wetter due to climate change, is expected to dump 40 inches of rain on parts of […]

    Hurricane Florence: Carolinas to See 50% More Rain Due to Climate Change

    Hurricane Florence: Carolinas to See 50% More Rain Due to Climate Change

    Hurricane Florence, which the first pre-storm study of its kind shows will be more than 50 percent wetter due to climate change, began to soak North Carolina Thursday night into Friday morning, The Washington Post reported. While the hurricane was downgraded to a category 1 storm, as of 5:16 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) it had […]

    Climate-Denying Law Could Make Hurricane Florence More Dangerous

    Climate-Denying Law Could Make Hurricane Florence More Dangerous

    A 2012 law could make North Carolina more vulnerable to hurricanes like Florence, which is expected to approach the state later Thursday, CBS reported. The law banned policy makers from using up-to-date climate science to plan for sea level rise, which is expected to make flooding from storms like Florence worse. “Currently the unspoken plan […]

    Will Hurricane Florence Flood North Carolina Factory Farms and Manure Pits?

    Will Hurricane Florence Flood North Carolina Factory Farms and Manure Pits?

    When Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina in 2016, it flooded more than 140 feces-strewn industrial-scale swine and poultry barns, more than a dozen open pits brimming with liquid hog waste and thousands of acres of manure-saturated fields. As Hurricane Florence—far bigger than Matthew—bears down on the state, Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Waterkeeper Alliance are […]

    Pipeline in Hurricane Florence’s Potential Path Poses Added Danger

    Pipeline in Hurricane Florence’s Potential Path Poses Added Danger

    By Barbara Gottlieb As Hurricane Florence churns menacingly toward the Mid-Atlantic coast, residents of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia hold their breath, wondering where the massive storm surge, howling winds and torrents of rain will hit hardest. More than 300 miles inland, southwest Virginia residents may also face dangerous flooding, and some worry that […]