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A deluge of rain poured out of the heavens. But there’s still no drinking water

Oct 4, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Mark Barrett |Jacob Flannick |Nick Madigan

Since their home lost running water around 2 p.m. on Sept. 27 from Hurricane Helene, Etiska Jackson and her husband, Jayme, have been driving back and forth between their home in Asheville, North Carolina, and her brother’s in Madison County, about 25 miles north. There, they wash their clothes, take showers and fetch water from a well to flush their toilet.
A Deluge of Rain Poured Out of the Heavens. But There's Still No Drinking Water.

Oct 4, 2024 | nytimes.com | Mark Barrett |Jacob Flannick |Nick Madigan

Since their home lost running water around 2 p.m. on Sept. 27 from Hurricane Helene, Etiska Jackson and her husband, Jayme, have been driving back and forth between their home in Asheville, N.C., and her brother's in Madison County, about 25 miles north. There, they wash their clothes, take showers and fetch water from a well to flush their toilet.
When the North Carolina Mountains Become Hurricane Alley

Oct 3, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jenna Russell |Emily Cochrane |Edgar Sandoval |Mark Barrett

When the warnings first arrived, days before the remnants of Hurricane Helene, Kimberly Moody took note of what was said - and what wasn't. The storm was going to be bad, that much was clear. But no one said she needed to start packing. In the wake of the devastation that leveled swaths of her town of Black Mountain, N.C., and that killed a friend when he was swept into the Swannanoa River, Ms. Moody is hesitant to point fingers.
Hundreds still missing in mountain towns after ‘history-making’ Helene

Oct 1, 2024 | hawaiitribune-herald.com | Mark Barrett

GERTON, N.C. — National Guard units swarmed over the North Carolina mountains in helicopters, high-water vehicles and a cargo plane Monday, joining the desperate effort to deliver food, water and emergency supplies to remote mountain communities hit hard by Hurricane Helene. Officials said hundreds of residents remained missing along washed-out roads and in muddy ravines that couldn’t be reached by vehicle or by phone.
Hundreds still missing in mountain towns after 'history-making' Helene

Sep 30, 2024 | saltwire.com | Jacey Fortin |Mark Barrett

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Parts of Appalachia are under landslide warnings in Hurricane Helene's wake.

Sep 26, 2024 | nytimes.com | Mark Barrett |Austyn Gaffney

The National Hurricane Center predicted a chance of "numerous significant landslides" across southern Appalachia through Friday in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The Blue Ridge Mountains could see an additional 15 to 20 inches of rain as Helene approaches, with some areas seeing up to 30 inches or almost three feet of rain. "Any time there's heavy rain in a relatively short amount of time mudslides are a possibility," said Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher at Colorado State University.
From SOA To MACH

Jun 20, 2024 | globalbankingandfinance.com | Mark Barrett

The Marketing Technology (MarTech) industry has witnessed the ebb and flow of trends over the last decade, always promising revolutionary changes but often falling short of expectations. From the emergence of XML to the current fascination with Microservices, APIs, Cloud-Native, and Headless architectures encapsulated in the MACH framework, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to stay ahead of the curve.
Forging new paths: After delays, Buncombe pushing greenway projects forward

Sep 21, 2023 | mountainx.com | Mark Barrett

About 10 years ago, Carol Groben and other Swannanoa residents thought Buncombe County government was on the cusp of building a greenway through the community. Consultants who wrote a 77-page feasibility study completed in 2010 said that a path in the Swannanoa River/U.S. 70 corridor “should be considered a top priority.”Two years later, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a greenways master plan calling for 102 miles of greenways, including one serving Swannanoa.
Mark Barrett | Mountain Xpress

Sep 21, 2023 | mountainx.com | Mark Barrett

Showing 1-21 of 41 results Buncombe County drafted a plan to build 100 miles of greenways 10 years ago. Since then, it’s built a quarter mile of trails. But a newly passed bond is expected to refuel greenway construction. An action plan county staffers presented to the Board of Commissioners Oct.