Rachel Duensing
Meteorologist at WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Meteorologist for CBS17 in Raleigh, CBM #889, Valparaiso University graduate, Southern Illinois native, 2X Best Weathercaster finalist, weather nerd. she/her
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1 week ago |
cbs17.com | Rachel Duensing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Spring is pollen season here in North Carolina, but have we already had the worst of the tree pollen for the season? The pollen report for April 14, 2025, from the Department of Air Quality says, no surprise tree pollen is still high while grass pollen is moderate and weed pollen is low. It is important to note that while we do still have the yellow pollen pine floating around, our predominant trees are now mainly oak, birch and mulberry.
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2 weeks ago |
cbs17.com | Rachel Duensing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The glow of a wildfire is a terrifying sight, but for our forests that fire might not be such a bad thing, since “most of our landscapes need fire,” according to Dr. Robert Scheller. Scheller is a professor of Landscape Ecology, as well as the Associate Dean of Research for the College of Natural Resources at NC State.
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2 weeks ago |
earthsky.org | Rachel Duensing
Earth Colorado State University has been predicting tropical activity for the Atlantic hurricane season for 42 years. On Thursday, April 3, 2025, they released their 42nd pre-season hurricane forecast, and it calls for above average-average activity in the tropical Atlantic for the 2025 hurricane season.
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3 weeks ago |
earthsky.org | Rachel Duensing
Human World According to the Storm Prediction Center, more than 100-million people in east-central and mid-southern U.S. states face a risk of severe weather today, March 30, 2025. The organization announced yesterday:“A widespread/ substantial severe weather episode is forecast across an area centered on the Ohio/ Mid and Lower Mississippi/ Lower Missouri/ Tennessee River Valleys.
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3 weeks ago |
cbs17.com | Rachel Duensing
Special visitors from CLAWS seen during their visit to Jordan Lake School of the Arts. (Rachel Duensing/CBS 17) Posted: Mar 28, 2025 / 02:49 PM EDT Updated: Mar 28, 2025 / 02:50 PM EDT RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — For more than 20 years, CLAWS Inc. has rescued animals from all over the world as well as right here in North Carolina.
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My office for the evening ⛸️ https://t.co/m8YjHtOOqG
Wildfires cause devastation when they get too close to our homes and businesses, but that fire might actually be beneficial for some of our forests and the wildlife that lives in them >> https://t.co/UYZ8UEomA7 https://t.co/hAxXvgF655
Warm days and rain does the area a lot of good...look at how green the trees look as we look over North Hills! 🌳🌳 https://t.co/UJ1zWw0k1b
