The road to rebuilding after Helene

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Hurricane Helene wiped out hundreds of roadways in western North Carolina. Now engineers are working to fill the holes the storm left behind. But how do you rebuild a road that’s meant to last in a climate that’s changing quicker than we can keep up?

Featuring:

Nathan Moneyham, Division Construction Engineer for North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division 13
Matt Lauffer, State Hydraulics Engineer for North Carolina Department of Transportation
Lauren Sommer, climate correspondent for NPR
Jared Bowden, Associate Director for North Carolina State Climate Office

Links:

NOAA’s Atlas 14 database
The RaInDROP tool developed by Jared Bowden
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