# Hans Paerl

Heavier rainfall from tropical systems affecting North Carolina can have many dangerous impacts around the state. Just last year, Helene set the new flood of record for Asheville and other communities around the mountains. That was not the only historic rainfall event from a tropical system in Nort…

Send us Fan Mail Fran. Floyd. Irene. Matthew. Florence. Helene.  If the list of names strikes a chord, then you know North Carolina’s recent hurricane history. North Carolina’s hurricane history is established ... and long. But in the past few decades, the cycle of hurricanes has changed, and shows…

Whenever a hurricane hits, the big story is how the storm has impacted people and towns with flooding and storm surges. But the storms also leave behind a quieter and long-term danger: pollutants in the watershed that could poison people and kill fish. In this week's episode, we talk about how hu…

On today’s show we offer two interview features. Feature #1: Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, caused by excess nutrients, mainly nitrogen from fertilizer Last week the Environmental Protection Agency published a seminal report about nitrogen, which is an enormous environmental and public health pro…