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  2. Climate of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. [22] The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.

  3. Appalachian temperate rainforest - Wikipedia

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    The locations that are part of the Appalachian temperate rainforest include Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. In Western North Carolina, the rainforest includes Pisgah National Forest, Nantahala National Forest, Gorges State Park, DuPont State Forest, Mount Mitchell State Park, and Chimney Rock State Park and towns part of the ...

  4. Temperate rainforest - Wikipedia

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    Temperate rainforest extends through the Appalachian areas of western North Carolina, [9] southeastern Kentucky, [10] southwest Virginia, eastern Tennessee, [11] northern South Carolina, [12] and northern Georgia. [13] Red spruce and Fraser fir are dominant canopy trees in high mountain areas.

  5. Western North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The primary climate of western North Carolina is temperate with cool winters and hot summers (Köppen Cfa/Trewartha Do.) All months average significantly above freezing, seven months average above 50°F (10°C), and at least one month averages above 22°C (71.6°F).

  6. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.

  7. Even before the LA fires, Californians fled for 'climate havens'

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    Some are moving to so-called "climate havens" in the Great Lakes region to avoid ... places Mr Keenan calls "receiving zones". ... Hurricane Helene ploughed through western North Carolina, killing ...

  8. Heroes and heartbreak: 36 hours of hell during Helene's ... - AOL

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    As floodwaters roared through remote mountain communities of Western North Carolina, locals raced against time to save each other. Heroes and heartbreak: 36 hours of hell during Helene's historic ...

  9. Climate change in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Current Köppen climate classification types of North Carolina. Climate change in North Carolina is of concern due to its impacts on the environment, climate, people, and economy of North Carolina. "Most of the state has warmed one-half to one degree (F) in the last century, and the sea is rising about one inch every decade."