Peat bogs have huge potential to store planet-warming carbon. The ones in North Carolina just need some help to get healthy again.
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North Carolina’s Bogs Have a Dirty Secret, and That’s a Good Thing
Peat bogs have huge potential to store planet-warming carbon. The ones in North Carolina just need some help to get healthy again.
North Carolina’s Bogs Have a Dirty Secret, and That’s a Good Thing
Peat bogs have huge potential to store planet-warming carbon. The ones in North Carolina just need some help to get healthy again.
Bird Strikes Are a Common Problem for Flights
It is not uncommon for planes to strike wildlife, but most episodes don’t result in deaths or serious injuries.
Bird Strikes Are a Common Problem for Flights
It is not uncommon for planes to strike wildlife, but most episodes don’t result in deaths or serious injuries.
Climate Change Increased Rain and Wind Speeds of Helene
In cooler times, a similarly rare storm over the Southeast would have delivered less rain and weaker winds, a team of scientists concluded in an analysis.
Why Helene Was So Destructive in Florida, the Carolinas and Appalachia
Hurricanes typically weaken over land. But if the ground is already wet from earlier rains, storms can receive an extra jolt that keeps them churning.
North Carolina ‘Forever Chemical’ Plant Violates Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says
The allegations of human rights violations linked to pollution from the factory broadens a yearslong battle over the site and over the chemicals known as PFAS.
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Highlights Failings in Food Safety System
Hundreds of American children were poisoned last year. Records show how, time and again, the contamination went unnoticed.
Evva Hanes, Who Made Moravian Cookies World Famous, Dies at 90
She made several varieties of the thin, crispy cookie in a factory next door to her North Carolina home, and sold 10 million of them a year.