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Aliyah, Luciana, and Mauni

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SGA: Freshmen applications are due by next Thursday, 9/5 (SGA says, FRESHMEN! JOIN US!!! BE part of the SGA!)

MAYBE?? SGA??? There are a lot of CHANGES this school year. There will be grade level assemblies starting next Wednesday to tell you all about the new things. Join the SGA to have your voice be heard! (Can they, Hilary?)

FOOTBALL: Roulette Candy

This is sour! bout not as sour as you will beif you don't come to the first game TOMORROW, 8/29!

THEATER: Auditions start 9/3!

"whschief.com is where you find WAM!"

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-TOP 3 THINGS to know to move around in High School (NEED!)

-PTSA? HOCO $5 Formals...DONATE until 9/19!

(NEED!)

-Wings and Qs w/ Varsity Volleyball! Next game is 9/5!

-Seniors! Form for off campus!

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-Field Hockey! WHEN FILM? Mon WP or 6th

Drew's group...PROMOTE HOME GAME TODAY! 9/11 @6:30pm!!

-"Cell Phone Storage Pilot Program" starts NEXT Thursday, 9/19 interview Mr. Balas SHOW THE YONDR pouch!

https://youtu.be/oDrtAVYTnvI?si=h8tY2Zn0r234G0aM

-Wrestling Green Days are NOW! EVERY WEDNESDAY! (maybe WAM 9/18?)

-Football THEMES! how to dress out AND footage from 1st win in 2 years!

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Suicide Prevention Month: The world is better with you in it.

SGA: Spirit Week is NEXT week, wear this!

Buy your tickets NOW! (online or cash...INFO!!)

"Once Upon a Time" HOCO THEME!

-HHM! started this week!

At APS, one in three students identify as Hispanic/Latino. We are fortunate to have students from 146 countries, including 19 Spanish-speaking nations.

Say all the stuff that is going to happen at WHS...

Peruvian Restaurants to go CLOSE BY!

-GOLF is going into District PLAYOFFS!

-PTSA Shout Out! $5 Formals is this week! "9/18-9/20 at lunch and after-school in the Counseling Hallway. All outfits are only $5. We will have clothes for women and men and accept cash as well as Venmo and Zelle."

-Cell Phone Pouch Program starts Monday, 9/23!

-Wrestling GREEN days are EVERY WEDNESDAY 4-6pm.

(Add to social media and whschief.com...NO WAM)

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SGA: How to Act and Where to Look at Pep Rally

HHM: Favorite Hispanic songs/artists

Snack and Chat: HOCO edition (FB, Cheeer, Marching B)

Anchors say...NEON THEME...POP ROCKS...POP OUT!

Need ONE MORE VIDEO!

Essentials to LOCK IN this school year??

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Janell, Jackie, and 2 MORE

CJ edits

Dump snacks in a bowl and say one news fact. "I'm Leyla and I brought the..."

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Daryl, Parin, Luciana, Mauni, Kwantae, CJ

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Interview Field Hockey Team About how the season is going

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Interview Field Hockey Team About how the season is going

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Chris, Drew, Rock, Ben, Tristan, Kedus

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Inform students about each hoco spirit day theme as well as that Friday's hoco game theme.

Anthony, Faven, Melat, Amiah

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Melat,Damaris,Eyad,Will,Ali,Sophie

INTERVIEW 1 Marching Band, 1 Cheer, 1 Football

NEON...POP ROCKS...POP OUT!

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Boys and Girls WRESTLING GREEN DAY SHOUTOUT

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Boys and Girls WRESTLING GREEN DAY SHOUTOUT

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Jaden, Zebby, Mabu, Pavel

Wrestling Green Day’s have started and need to get the news out before the season we’re gonna show the times and the place Green Day’s will take place and explain maybe a little about the sport

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James, Surafel, Lily, Sarafina

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Zach

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Movie Reviews What to Watch to get in the FALL mood.

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Movie Reviews What to Watch to get in the FALL mood.

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Jackie, Aliyah, Chloe, Beau, Lauren

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Mujtaba, Kevin, Chris, muaid

DUE 10/14!

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5 great Warhammer audiobooks to get into the franchise

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5 great Warhammer audiobooks to get into the franchise

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An article about 5 Warhammer audiobooks that are great entry points to the franchise.

-Jack Mahon

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Asking Wakefield their *essentials* to staying locked in for this quarter.

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Asking Wakefield their *essentials* to staying locked in for this quarter.

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Mezgin, Yusra, Taurian, Skylar, Amare, Jamharie

CAN'T SAY PHONE...since 9/26 is phone pouch program roll out. ON WAM??

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Annika and Taylor

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Deidra, Regan, Sadie, Edilawit, Peyton

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Apple vs Pumpkin (Drinks, deserts, snacks )

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Apple vs Pumpkin (Drinks, deserts, snacks )

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Janell, Tatum, Taelor, Yeily

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Shoutout for the season (Why did you choose xc?/How's the season going?/What are your goals for this season?).

ON 10/2 WAM!!

Film Tuesday 9/24 after school

Ashley, Cara, Connor, Tate, Kaylah

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w/ Ms. Rickman

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Allie gabby gabe jeremiah zain bianca

Due 10/8...

Film on 9/23...goes on whschief.com

Class of 26 won two years in a row...

PP RECAP: https://whschief.com/31253/sports/powder-puff-recap-class-of-26-wins-back-to-back/

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Laura-Kate

Lucy

Alayna

Ally

Ricky

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Henos, Abraham, Saif, Franco, Jazz, Deborah, Meilan

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How to get help

Where to go for help at Wakefield

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Methane is the second-most important greenhouse gas driving climate change

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Methane is the second-most important greenhouse gas driving climate change

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Do a NEWSBLAST!

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Explainer

Methane is the second-most important greenhouse gas driving climate change-and levels are rising fast, especially since 2020. Despite this, little action has been taken to reduce methane emissions.

Shindell et al. highlight the faster-than-predicted rise in methane emissions, the reasons for it, and how this threatens our ability to limit global warming to 1.5°C or 2°C. Their Frontiers in Science lead article also outlines three methane "imperatives" for reducing emissions-and provides analyses and a new online tool to help countries optimize cost-effective strategies for reducing methane emissions.

This explainer summarizes the article's main points.

Why do methane emissions matter?

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, responsible for about half of global warming since preindustrial times. Alarmingly, methane emissions have risen rapidly since 2006, with 2021 and 2022 recording the largest emissions on record. This rise is much faster than projected by models and, if not addressed, puts our ability to meet climate targets at risk. On the flip side, reducing methane is a cost-effective way to rapidly slow warming.

Methane impacts human health and agriculture too, by contributing to the formation of ground-level ozone. This harmful air pollutant causes premature deaths in adults through respiratory illness and cardiovascular disease and in children under five years old, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Ozone is also harmful to many plants and reduces crop yields.

Why are methane emissions growing?

Previous studies identify three main sources of rising methane emissions since 2006:

fossil fuels, through leaks and incomplete flaring of gas during the extraction, processing, and transport of oil, natural gas, and coal

agriculture, mainly through increased numbers of livestock and, to a smaller extent, expanding rice production in Africa

natural wetlands, where global warming is causing faster decomposition of organic matter by methane-producing microbes.

Shindell et al. conclude the 2020-2023 spike is driven mainly by the fossil fuel sector, especially oil and gas operations, and surging emissions from wetlands due to La Niña conditions.

While landfill is another major source of anthropogenic emissions, these are unlikely to have increased recently. Other natural sources, such as thawing permafrost, currently make only a small contribution to total methane emissions.

What are the three methane imperatives?

The authors call for three actions, or imperatives, for reducing methane emissions.

1. Reverse the growth in methane emissions across all major anthropogenic sources: fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas), agriculture (livestock and rice), and landfill.

2. Align methane and carbon dioxide (CO₂) mitigation to reduce atmospheric levels of both gases simultaneously, instead of the current focus on CO₂.

3. Optimize technologies and policies for methane abatement at a global, national, and sector level.

How can we reduce methane emissions?

Reducing methane emissions requires a mix of technological solutions and systemic changes to practices and behaviors. The authors show the majority of these are cost-effective-but need strong policy measures to support their broad adoption.

Technological solutions include capturing methane and using it for energy generation; minimizing leaks from fossil fuel operations by repairing infrastructure; improving the efficiency of gas flaring and eventually phasing it out; and inhibiting methane-producing microbes in cattle, through vaccines and feed supplements, as well as in treatment facilities for manure and other organic waste.

Systemic changes include reducing livestock numbers through improved productivity and dietary shifts towards plant-based foods; reducing emissions from livestock; using rice cultivars with lower methane emissions; improving water and fertilizer management in rice cultivation; and diverting organic waste from landfills through recycling, composting, and reducing food loss and waste.

Policy measures for methane abatement include emission reduction targets, enforceable regulations, and financial incentives such as subsidies and methane pricing.

Why do we need to reduce CO₂ and methane emissions at the same time?

Methane and CO₂ are the largest contributors to global warming-so we need to cut both to meet climate goals. Their different properties mean we can maximize climate benefits by reducing each at the same time.

CO₂ remains in the atmosphere for centuries, leading to long-term warming. Methane, on the other hand, is a much more potent greenhouse gas, but has a much shorter atmospheric lifespan of about a decade. By limiting short-term warming through cuts to methane emissions, we can more easily achieve long-term CO₂ reduction goals and minimize reliance on carbon removal technologies. This integrated approach ensures we can keep the 1.5°C global warming target within reach, reduce overall climate impacts, and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

How can countries optimize methane reduction strategies?

Countries need to prioritize investments in the sectors, technologies, and practices that can reduce the most methane emissions within their national context. To guide this, the authors mapped the sector per country with the largest and most feasible potential for methane mitigation. They then analyzed the cost-effectiveness of options in different sectors, in the 50 countries with the largest potential for reducing methane emissions in the next decade.

The authors created a new online tool that allows countries to explore these options and generate an optimized, economically viable national methane reduction strategy. The tool also incorporates some data from satellite observations, with more planned. These data enhance the accuracy of emission estimates and allow identification of methane super-emitters-helping countries to target their efforts to the most significant emission sources. Real-time satellite data can also ensure accountability and track progress towards methane reduction targets.

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A roadmap and novel online tool for optimizing national methane mitigation strategies

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Cyana, Gustavo, Marteen, Erik, Nazir

on 10/23 WAM

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Keith, Vikram, AJ, Lucas

https://whschief.com/31874/lifestyle/may-the-4th-be-with-you-ranking-blue-drinks/

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May the 4th Be with You: Ranking Blue Drinks

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AJ tried all the blue drinks at the grocery store. How did they rank?

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Coral and Vivian

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Here is the one thing you need in your backpack... 

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Here is the one thing you need in your backpack... 

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cyana, Erik, nazir, Marteen, Gustavo

TELL THEM WHAT THEY NEED to SURVIVE!

PAST DUE

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Silas, Max, Ahmed, Sam, Nati

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10/2 WAM Jolyssa and Cyana (NO WAM 10/9 PSAT)

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10/2 WAM Jolyssa and Cyana (NO WAM 10/9 PSAT)

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-Run with Cross Country

-HHM: What does HHM mean to you?

NO WAM 10/9 PSAT!

-Custodian Appreciation Day is 10/2!

Put the TRASH in the TRASH CAN! Show respect!

-Girls Wrestling...meet the wrestlers! TODAY!

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HHM: Ask Wakefield favorite Hispanic song/artist

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HHM: Ask Wakefield favorite Hispanic song/artist

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Sienna, Daniela, Lilah, Lucia, Adam

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Marching Band! DOUBLE POINT Sept. and Oct.

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Marching Band! DOUBLE POINT Sept. and Oct.

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Root, Jude, Jimena, Tim, Sara

DOUBLE POINT VIDEO...on 10/16 WAM

Film Interviews 10/7 and 10/8 after school

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Meeting 3 new teachers who went to wakefield 

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Meeting 3 new teachers who went to wakefield 

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kanae, ash, tony, tyson, tristen, carson

WHEN DO YOU FILM?!?

DUE by 10/10?

TEACHER NAMES:

ryan.fosterbaird@apsva.us

francisco.sanchez@apsva.us (REAL last name is VEGA)

kalin.khanzada@apsva.us

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mauricio

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Article: what freshman should know about Wakefield (from a senior's POV)

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Article: what freshman should know about Wakefield (from a senior's POV)

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Hadley

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Lucas B

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Helen and Elizabeth; sep 25

https://youtu.be/YYE3wY9vc74?si=KqUrRwwbuzujWgQK

Film SCHOOL BUS coming and going, happy Wakefield students...need footage by Friday 9/20!

Mr. Balas talking to students and staff.

(Circle pan)

Kids eating lunch and doing "things" (sports, typing on computer, student life)

I film his BTSn message on 9/16 at noon...want to do it?

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Things to do this autumn around arlington

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Things to do this autumn around arlington

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Saif, article

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Mako Shark, who decapitated it?

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-Equal Club...1st meeting of the year is TOMORROW, 10/17! MAYBE!

-Marching Band Competition, Interview!

Last Competition is 10/26!

FILM 10/7 and 10/8 After School

-October is Bullying Prevention Month. WHO IS FILMING?

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness/national-bullying-prevention-month

-Weightlifting Club 30-45 seconds

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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

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October was first declared as National Bullying Prevention Month in 2006. Since then, October has been a time to acknowledge that bullying has devastating effects on children and families such as school avoidance, loss of self-esteem, increased anxiety, and depression.

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Balancing School life with Personal life 

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Balancing School life with Personal life 

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Victoria

Due 10/8

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-Cheer is a Sport...Invitational

-Red Cross Blood Drive is NEXT WEEK! (Filmed 10/7)

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Fun Stuff to do in October that has nothing to do with Halloween

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Fun Stuff to do in October that has nothing to do with Halloween

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Olivia, Nicol, Naima (editor), Fatima

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Buncombe County in western North Carolina is home to the city of Asheville, where residents saw historic water level rises.

Storm-related deaths were also confirmed in Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, as search and rescue teams continued to respond to the fallout from the hurricane that struck Florida late Thursday before moving into Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee.

Widespread outages still affected hundreds of thousands of people in multiple states Tuesday morning, including in North and South Carolina and Georgia.

State of play: Underscoring the widespread threats the former Hurricane Helene posed, the Biden-Harris administration approved emergency requests for federal assistance from Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Alabama ahead of the storm's landfall.

FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell told CBS News Sunday that the states affected by the storm "are going to have very complicated recoveries, but we will continue to bring those resources in to help them, technical assistance as they're trying to identify the best ways to rebuild."

She noted on CBS' "Face the Nation" that there's "historic flooding" in North Carolina, particularly in the state's west.

"I don't know that anybody could be fully prepared for the amount of flooding and landslides they are having right now," Criswell said.

Pamlico County Emergency Management in a Saturday Facebook post described the damage from Helene's remnants in Chimney Rock, some 41 miles southeast of Asheville, as "unimaginable."

Zoom in: Criswell joined Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to survey damage in the hurricane-hit state on Tuesday and she was surveying damage in Valdosta, Georgia, on Sunday and was meeting with leaders in flood-affected North Carolina communities on Monday.

President Biden said Tuesday he'd spoken with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper about visiting the state the next day and that he'd travel to Georgia and Florida "as soon as possible" to survey damage, per a White House pool report.

"We're going to be landing in Raleigh for a meeting with the Emergency Operations Center, and I'll then do an aerial tour," said Biden, according to the report on his videoconference with Cooper and others involved in storm recovery efforts.

Vice President Kamala Harris also intends to visit impacted communities once this is possible, according to a Sunday report from poolers traveling with the Democratic presidential nominee.

Former President Trump visited Valdosta on Monday and met with local officials and volunteers involved in the storm response, according to posts shared by his presidential campaign team.

By the numbers: Nearly 638,000 customers were without power in South Carolina and almost 474,000 others in Georgia were without electricity on Monday evening, per poweroutage.us.

Nearly 379,000 in N.C., almost 75,000 in Virginia and over 70,000 in Florida also had no power, according to the utility tracker.

What we're watching: The U.S. Postal Service warned in an online alert that Hurricane Helene's effects "may impact the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages" in Fla., Ga., S.C., N.C., Alabama, Tenn., Kentucky, and Va.

The USPS on Sunday announced that retail and delivery operations for facilities in several N.C. cities had been "temporarily suspended due to Hurricane Helene impacts."

Context: The start of mail-in voting in N.C. was already delayed while the state Supreme Court took up a lawsuit by former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Between the lines: Hurricanes are increasingly likely to become more intense, and studies show human-caused climate change is a major driver of this.
More from Axios: Editor's note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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Hurricane Helene leaves "unimaginable" destruction across 5 states as death toll tops 100

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Hundreds of thousands remain without power, as N.C. officials confirmed 35 deaths in 1 county today.

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https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/10-green-halloween-tips

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halloween pumpkins Ten Green Halloween tips Play virtual wildlife games at World Wildlife Fund. Learn and have fun with wildlife games for kids