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As of 8 p.m. Sept. 28, a confirmed 10 North Carolinians had died due to Helene, according to a release from Gov. Roy Cooper's office. The latest was a man who drove his truck on a flooded road.
This is the biggest oil spill in Keystone Pipeline history. [31] December 23 – Energy Transfer Partners experienced a failure, at their Cygnet, Ohio Pump Station, that resulted in the release of approximately 83,000 gallons of crude oil, a portion which migrated off property controlled by Energy Transfer. The cause appeared to be hydrogen ...
State had active oil and or gas wells as of April 2015 but no accidents have been uncovered. [4] On October 6, 1979, LNG vapors at the Dominion Cove Point LNG facility leaked from a pump, causing an explosion leading to 1 death, 1 critical injury, and, major damage to the facility. [70]
The heat-related death rate in the U.S. (heat being either an underlying or a contributing cause) has increased since the mid 2010s. [4] Between 1979 and 2014, the death rate as a direct result of exposure to heat (underlying cause of death) generally hovered around 0.5 to 1 deaths per million people, with spikes in certain years.
More than 430,000 people in North Carolina were still left without power as of late Sunday, following the deadly storm that destroyed homes, trapped residents, spawned landslides and submerged ...
A satellite view shows mud and debris near Old Fort Elementary School, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024.
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. 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.
A North Carolina father is facing criminal charges after authorities allege he left his child isolated in a room with a space heater for more than 12 hours, leading to his death.