Source: Keenan Willard, WRAL, 12/6/21

From hurricanes to wildfires to flooding downpours, North Carolina has experienced 42 extreme weather events in the last decade that have caused an estimated $50 billion in damages, a federal official said Monday. So, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending $141 million in the state to help fight climate change. “The increasing severity that we’re seeing with wildfires, with drought, hurricanes, floods and the billions of dollars in costs that are associated with these natural disasters are having devastating effects on our rural communities,” USDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh said.

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