For more than a century, North Carolina and southern Virginia were the furniture-making centers of America. Foreign competition from Asia has taken most of that work away over — 60 percent of the jobs have disappeared since 1990. But North Carolina isn’t going down without a fight.
The storm had winds of 130 miles per hour and was due to gain strength before making landfall, which the US National Hurricane Center said was likely to occur early Thursday in the Carolinas.
Flooding from Hurricane Florence swept across the Carolinas early on Friday as the massive storm surged toward the coast. And, Philippine authorities evacuated more areas on Friday warning an estimated 5.2 million people in the path of a powerful typhoon to stay indoors.
Hurricane Michael intensified from Category 1 to Category 4 in just 24 hours. Furious winds and an 8- to 12-foot storm surge were fueled by warming sea surface temperatures.
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Technology
Recent discovery on Strava heat map points out the ease of leaking data through social media platforms
Science Friday
February 18, 2018
If you think that geotagging a photo on Instagram or Facebook is a rather innocuous activity, you may want to think again
North Carolina’s fight to keep its foothold on furniture
PRI's The World
May 02, 2018
For more than a century, North Carolina and southern Virginia were the furniture-making centers of America. Foreign competition from Asia has taken most of that work away over — 60 percent of the jobs have disappeared since 1990. But North Carolina isn’t going down without a fight.
50 States
A small North Carolina city stakes its claim as the global capital of furniture buying
PRI's The World
May 03, 2018
High Point, North Carolina: The home to the world's largest home furnishings show is drawing a lot of international visitors.
Environment
The UK’s move away from coal means they’re burning wood from the US
PRI's The World
June 20, 2018
Europe and the US say wood pellets are a carbon neutral alternative to coal. Many experts say otherwise.
With massive Hurricane Florence approaching, a million people are urged to evacuate
Reuters
September 10, 2018
The storm had winds of 130 miles per hour and was due to gain strength before making landfall, which the US National Hurricane Center said was likely to occur early Thursday in the Carolinas.
Hurricane Florence deluges Carolinas ahead of landfall
Reuters
September 14, 2018
Flooding from Hurricane Florence swept across the Carolinas early on Friday as the massive storm surged toward the coast. And, Philippine authorities evacuated more areas on Friday warning an estimated 5.2 million people in the path of a powerful typhoon to stay indoors.
Politics
'Hope to hopelessness': Will government step up after second storm?
The Center for Public Integrity
October 10, 2018
A North Carolina county with little clout looks to Washington for help.
Climate Change
Warming ocean waters turned Hurricane Michael into a superstorm
Living on Earth
November 05, 2018
Hurricane Michael intensified from Category 1 to Category 4 in just 24 hours. Furious winds and an 8- to 12-foot storm surge were fueled by warming sea surface temperatures.