Teresa Elder walks through a flooded Sandy Cove Drive from Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Morganton, N.C. This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source ...

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Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.