Emergency responders in North Carolina were racing on Monday to try to reach people who remain unaccounted for three days after Hurricane Helene ripped through the southeastern United States, killing nearly 100 people,

More than 150 search-and-rescue missions were carried out around Asheville, North Carolina over the weekend after the city was devastated by the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Thousands of people are still without power and cell service,

"This is an unprecedented tragedy that requires an unprecedented response." Hurricane Helene's devastation in Asheville underscores inadequacy of narratives about 'climate havens' — here's what you need to know first appeared on The Cool Down.