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Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina

By Michael Biesecker, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina environmental regulators say several open-air manure pits at hog farms have failed, spilling pollution.

Hurricane Florence makes landfall. Here’s how you can track flooding, power outages and other damage

By Nsikan Akpan

PBS NewsHour has compiled this guide of resources so you can track Hurricane Florence's devastation as it happens.

South Carolina slave descendants used to riding out storms

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

"If Mama won't leave, most folks aren't going to leave."…

Live map: Track Hurricane Florence as it heads for the East Coast

By Nsikan Akpan

Update: Sept. 13, 6:58 a.m. ET Overnight, Hurricane Florence’s winds continued to decline. However, its rain and storm surge forecasts remain unchanged. The outer bands of its tropical storm-force winds are now reaching shore. Florence’s winds dropped by 20…

How Hurricane Florence could cause unprecedented damage to the Carolinas

By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin

A week ago, no one expected Hurricane Florence to roll into the Southeast, and now it may create storm surge taller than a house.

How Hurricane Lane’s torrential rain mirrors Hurricane Harvey

By Nsikan Akpan

Hurricane Lane’s rains call to mind the downpour of Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall in Texas a year ago Saturday. But the hurricanes are likely to have two very different outcomes.

Puerto Ricans don’t trust official information on Hurricane Maria

By Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, The Conversation

A survey shows that most Puerto Ricans didn't highly rate the official information coming out of the island.

Appeal for hurricane aid backed by former presidents raises $31 million

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

All five living former U.S. presidents attended a concert Saturday night in a Texas college town, raising money for relief efforts from Hurricane Harvey.

EPA says dioxins might have washed downriver during Harvey

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

The EPA says an unknown amount of a dangerous chemical linked to birth defects and cancer may have washed downriver from a Houston-area Superfund site.

Photos: Uncertainty and calls for resilience in Puerto Rico as residents wait for aid

By Jennifer Hijazi

Residents of Puerto Rico say the island's communities are resilient -- but that aid is coming too slowly, especially to the island’s most remote areas.