A drone view of the River Arts District in Asheville, North Carolina, after flooding from Hurricane Helene swept through in late September 2024.

Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning

May 20, 2025 / 54m

Season 2025: Episode 17

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Photo: Jan Balster

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How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness. FRONTLINE and NPR draw on a decade of reporting on disasters and their aftermath to examine how and why the U.S. is more vulnerable than ever to climate change-related storms.

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