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Over the last decade, eastern North Carolina has seen a surge in intense tropical storms, and researchers say the impacts go beyond flooding and property damage.
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The recovery efforts have also brought misinformation on social media saying the FAA is restricting air space, or that FEMA has taken over airports or blocked aid. Spokesman Justin Graney of North Carolina Emergency Management said people need to exercise care sharing what they see online. -
There have been 230 landslides across North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia – 125 of them in the Tarheel state alone. -
The 85-year-old woman was suffering stroke-like symptoms on the ship 98 miles off Cape Lookout.
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