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Hurricane Helene Shutters ‘Critical’ Quartz Mines That Power the World’s Electronics, Solar Panels and A.I.
The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been ...
North Carolina county debunks rumors of 'bodies everywhere' and government seizures in storm-ravaged town
Rutherford County in western North Carolina debunked rumors this week about the mountain village of Chimney Rock that claimed ...
Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to world’s semiconductor supply
The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting ...
Your Phones and Computers Rely on This Remote North Carolina Mine. Helene Just Walloped It.
Those mines are now closed indefinitely, after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of water on Spruce Pine, devastating the area.
North Carolina floods threaten mines key to global electronics industry
The facilities in Spruce Pine, now isolated and imperiled by Helene’s floods, are a vital node in the supply chain of ...
Chimney Rock, Lake Lure before and after: Photos of Western NC towns after Helene
Aerial views of towns and communities in Western NC show the impact Helene had. Take a look at the before and after photos here.
Inside the North Carolina mountain town that Hurricane Helene nearly wiped off the map
Nearly 400 miles from where Hurricane Helene made landfall, the North Carolina mountain hamlet of Chimney Rock Village has ...
Why Kamala Harris says we need a national reserve for critical minerals
Kamala Harris wants to help secure steady supplies of cobalt, lithium, and nickel as she pursues a re-industrialization ...
Video shows Chimney Rock completely destroyed as Helene unleashes catastrophic flooding across North Carolina
Complete devastation has been unfolding in North Carolina as Hurricane Helene unleashed days of flooding. Images from Chimney ...
Mountain terrain, monstrous rain: What caused North Carolina's catastrophic flooding
Almost unimaginable amounts of rains fell along a swath of the U.S. more than 200 miles long, rushing from tall peaks and ...
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See photos, videos of flooding and damage in Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, NC
Chimney Rock and Lake Lure in western North Carolina appear to have been devastated by flooding after Hurricane Helene swept through the area. Census data from 2022 indicate 220 people live in ...