Hacker News with Generative AI: North Carolina

FEMA to end coverage for North Carolina recovery efforts (accuweather.com)
More than six months after Hurricane Helene devastated much of western North Carolina, federal officials have ceased providing full funding for storm recovery efforts there.
Natural Disasters, Government Funding, North Carolina
23 points by iJohnDoe 12 days ago | 9 comments
The US island that speaks Elizabethan English (bbc.com)
Native Americans, English sailors and pirates all came together on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina to create the only American dialect that is not identified as American.
Linguistics, History, Culture, United States, North Carolina
271 points by pseudolus 46 days ago | 189 comments
Amazon workers vote against unionizing a North Carolina warehouse (npr.org)
Amazon workers in North Carolina have voted against unionizing as the retail giant once again prevailed in its fight against labor organizing.
Amazon, Labor Unions, North Carolina
28 points by RavlaAlvar 69 days ago | 16 comments
North Carolina's coastal tourism could decline due to salty tap water (phys.org)
Sea level rise is an ever-pressing concern as climate change melts ice sheets.
Climate Change, Coastal Tourism, North Carolina, Environment, Water Quality
10 points by Stratoscope 113 days ago | 1 comments
NASA Satellite Captures Haunting Growth of 'Ghost Forests' in North Carolina (gizmodo.com)
NASA Earth Observatory has delivered on spooky season with satellite images of ghosts ghost forests, that is, as seen from above North Carolina.
NASA, Environmental Change, Photography, North Carolina, Climate Change
6 points by rntn 177 days ago | 0 comments
FEMA contractors ordered to 'stand down' after security threats, messages show (wbtv.com)
An inspection agency that works as a contractor for the Federal Emergency Management Agency has ordered its employees in western North Carolina to cease inspections over the weekend and return to hotels, WBTV has confirmed.
Security, FEMA, Government, Contractors, North Carolina
8 points by consumer451 194 days ago | 5 comments
It Could Take over 40 Years for PFAS to Leave Groundwater (news.ncsu.edu)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, known commonly as PFAS, could take over 40 years to flush out of contaminated groundwater in North Carolina’s Cumberland and Bladen counties, according to a new study from North Carolina State University.
Environmental Science, Water Contamination, North Carolina, Chemicals
6 points by geox 197 days ago | 0 comments
Pilot flying Helene rescue missions in NC threatened with arrest (qcnews.com)
LAKE LURE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — When Jordan Seidhom woke up Saturday morning, he saw a Facebook post that tens of thousands of people were commenting on and sharing.
Rescue Missions, North Carolina, News, Aviation
103 points by NavinF 204 days ago | 150 comments
Essential node in global semiconductor supply chain hit by Hurricane Helene (npr.org)
A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels.
Semiconductors, Supply Chain, Natural Disasters, North Carolina
234 points by notamy 208 days ago | 71 comments
We're only beginning to understand the historic nature of Helene's flooding (arstechnica.com)
As of Monday morning, if one wanted to grasp the historic nature of flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene in western parts of North Carolina and the surrounding areas, the logical place to begin is at the National Climatic Data Center.
Weather, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, North Carolina
52 points by rntn 208 days ago | 37 comments
North Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactory (electrek.co)
North Carolina, Battery Technology, Gigafactory, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing
16 points by peutetre 250 days ago | 4 comments