Ewire: Hurricanes shift climate views in North Carolina

October 19, 2018
It's amazing what a hurricane-propelled tree smashing through your roof can do to your views on climate change. That was the conversion moment for one North Carolina supporter of President Donald Trump, according to an in-depth Washington Post feature on the state's changing attitudes on climate. “I always thought climate change was a bunch of nonsense, but now I really do think it is happening,” said Margie White of Wilmington, NC, who recounted her experience during Hurricane Florence last...


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