Six years have passed since the 2016 flood in southern West Virginia that killed 23 people and ravaged communities like White Sulphur Springs and Rainelle. Despite that, researchers say the state does not have a long-term flood recovery plan.
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginians will vote Tuesday in new districts after the state redistricting in 2021. For some voters, it will be the first time they elect only one delegate to the House.
The WVU community is invited to attend the grand opening ceremony of a unique photo exhibit titled “A ‘Double Whammy’ of Disasters: Flooding and COVID-19 in Rural West Virginia” from 5:15-6:45 p.m. Monday (Sept. 12) in the Health Sciences Center’s Fukushima Auditorium Lobby.
West Virginia is deceptively vulnerable to climate change because a huge number of its residents live in flood zones, and global warming is intensifying the