"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.

North Carolina and Florida towns were devastated by the tropical storm, which flooded communities with storm surge and rainfall. Here’s why the damage was so extreme.

After hitting Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane late last week, Helene tore through the Southeast, leaving dozens of people dead and millions without power, unleashing historic rain and flooding in parts of Georgia and the Carolinas.