North Carolina lawmakers ignored warning for rising sea levels 6 years ago, and now state braces for disaster with Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence, set to make landfall in North and South Carolina, is being deemed as one of the worst storms the East Coast has ever witnessed.
Legislators in North Carolina passed a bill in 2012, which barred policymakers and developers from using the latest climate science to plan for rising sea levels on the state's coast.
Six years after the passing of the legislation, Hurricane Florence looms over the state which could potentially cause billions of dollars worth of damge, and risk lives of many residents.
Hurricane Florence, set to make landfall in North and South Carolina, is being deemed as one of the worst storms to have threatened the East Coast, as millions of people have evacuated the outer banks and mainland coasts of the state.