{"id":109844,"date":"2024-10-03T08:28:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T01:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109844"},"modified":"2024-10-03T08:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T01:28:45","slug":"shock-of-deadly-floods-is-a-reminder-of-appalachias-risk-from-violent-storms-in-a-warming-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109844","title":{"rendered":"Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia\u2019s risk from violent storms in a warming climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Hurricane Helene <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rainfall-helene-carolina-tennessee-georgia-climate-change-flood-fcba634e14a0ffa1a8e1fa85d7e2b390\">dumped trillions of gallons of water<\/a><\/span> hundreds of miles inland, devastating communities nestled in mountains far from the threat of storm surge or sea level rise. But that distance can conceal a history of flooding in a region where water races into populated towns tucked into steep valleys. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe almost always associate flood risk with hurricanes and coastal storm surge in Florida, Louisiana and Texas,\u201d said Jeremy Porter, head of climate implication research at First Street, a company that analyzes climate risk. \u201cWe don\u2019t think of western North Carolina and the Appalachian mountains as an area that has significant flood risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/helene-asheville-north-carolina-c5ff143de63e31bd345066221f5e4d24\">More than 160 people have died across six Southeastern states<\/a><\/span>. 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/7a894cb\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3810x2540+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F65%2F9b%2Ff8b5d78b6c8623ecaadaecb12e62%2F2c2894cb44554e0bad33beea5da64c00\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>FILE &#8211; Gerardo Hernandez Juarez stares at what is left of his family\u2019s destroyed home, Oct. 1, 2024, in Hendersonville, N.C., in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (AP Photo\/Brittany Peterson, File)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains where fall colors are just starting to peek through were hit especially hard. In tourist-friendly Asheville, officials warned that it might take weeks to restore drinking water. Brownish orange mud stands out on river banks, a reminder of how high rivers swelled.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricanes moving inland with heavy rainstorms have created disaster before. In 2004, for example, four people were killed in western North Carolina from a debris flow caused by as much of a foot (30.5 centimeters) of rain that fell from Hurricane Ivan. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to quickly determine the exact role climate change played in specific disasters like <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-helene-florida-georgia-carolina-268ba170519c52c2bc1abcbc0b093e53\">Hurricane Helene<\/a><\/span> although one quick analysis by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found it likely increased rainfall totals in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say global warming is helping some big hurricanes become wetter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/1eaf2ce\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5277x3518+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Faf%2F63%2Fe0f1409f8cf9d07fc02b2f2c20c6%2Fff76248727514a219253e641331e66bd\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>FILE &#8211; A passerby checks the water depth of a flooded road, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Morganton, N.C. (AP Photo\/Kathy Kmonicek, File)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Plus, a warmer atmosphere can hold more water, fueling intense rainstorms, although mountainous Appalachian terrain complicates the interaction between weather events and climate change, according to Jim Smith, a hydrologist at Princeton University.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Marshall, executive pastor at First Baptist Church in Hendersonville, North Carolina, said he was \u201ctotally shocked\u201d by the storm\u2019s destruction that overwhelmed local services. On Tuesday he was overseeing a busy donation center that offered essentials such as propane and food, remarking that he had expected some rain and maybe a day or two without power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody was prepared,\u201d Marshall said. \u201cWe are shocked and devastated. 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/a07a0a9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8064x5948+0+0\/resize\/599x442!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc8%2F04%2F3c6c69b251e0d599d258d478de99%2F956094137e8d4472b2f53e78d2e09947\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>FILE &#8211; Homes and vehicles that were damaged in a flood from Hurricane Helene sit on the side of a road near the Swannanoa River, Oct. 1, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. (AP Photo\/Mike Stewart, File)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Porter, the climate risk researcher, said the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s flood maps used to determine the riskiest areas where certain homeowners are required to purchase flood insurance have their limitations. He said the maps consider a specific range of flooding and underestimate flood risk in some areas \u2014 and that the problem is especially pronounced in parts of Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s happening more and more often that we\u2019re seeing these heavy precipitation events occur, exactly the type of events that this region is susceptible to,\u201d Porter said, adding that flood zones on FEMA maps aren\u2019t capturing these changing conditions.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA recently updated how it prices flood insurance to factor in more types of flooding to accurately base cost on flood risk. 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/30047b8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5300x3533+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fde%2Fd7%2F8ca20b19d1ab6d5d7684f42bcc47%2Ff60c74a312c4473792f8b7eb1ed1fbea\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>FILE &#8211; Brian McCormack pauses after using a wheelbarrow to clean up debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before Helene, federal forecasters told residents in western North Carolina flooding from the hurricane could be \u201cone of the most significant weather events to happen\u201d since 1916. That year, a pair of hurricanes within a week killed at least 80 people, and the community of Altapass received more than 20 inches of rain (50.8 centimeters) in a 24-hour span.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a big surprise,\u201d said Smith. \u201cBut what happened in Helene happened in 1916.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Phillis reported from St. Louis.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>The Associated Press receives support from the Walton Family Foundation for coverage of water and environmental policy. The AP is solely responsible for all content. 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