Is Asheville No Longer a ‘Climate Haven?’

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🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Asheville, North Carolina, was thriving until floodwaters and heavy wind from Hurricane Helene ripped through the region and destroyed large parts of the city's commercial districts. We talk to two business owners who are trying to figure out what comes next. Further Reading: -The Hurricane That Threatens to Sink Asheville’s Feel-Good Success -North Carolina in Crisis Mode as Helene Rescues Continue Further Listening: -Hot, Dry and Booming: A Texas Climate Case Study -‘Everything Is Gone’ — One Resident on the Maui Wildfires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	10 days ago,
0:05.0	ago, floodwaters and heavy winds from Hurricane Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, cutting off utilities and
0:15.0	washing away roads and bridges. In the state, at least 77 people died
0:21.0	and that number is expected to rise.
0:24.0	It is very chaotic.
0:29.0	It's a lot of just figuring out how to do the basic things.
0:36.1	You know, we don't have running water and we don't have power.
0:40.4	The big shelters are full.
0:50.0	Yeah, there's still so much neat. A lot of the chefs in town have just been setting up cooking food for folks. Neighbors with big tractors are grading roads and pushing debris out of the way.
0:57.0	And so it's just been a blur, just a lot of just trying to survive and trying to help each other out.
1:05.0	People are still reaching people.
1:07.0	A friend more than just this afternoon
1:10.0	that close friends of theirs died.
1:14.5	Like it is unfolding as we speak.
1:19.0	I've been hearing people comparing just
1:22.3	the absolute level of destruction to Hurricane Katrina.
1:25.0	And that's not supposed to happen in the mountains. Megan Parker lives in Asheville.
1:38.0	Up until a few days ago, I owned a Yoga and Fitness studio here.
1:44.0	Another Asheville business owner is Alex Matisse.
1:48.0	I'm the CEO and founder of East Fork Pottery
1:52.0	and I live in Flat Rock, North Carolina.
1:55.0	We spoke to Alex and Megan last week.
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