During his response, Vance seemed to cast doubt on the global scientific consensus that human-made carbon emissions, largely from the burning of fossil fuels, is driving climate change.

Power is still out for well over 1 million people in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina five days after Hurricane Helene tore down trees and destroyed much of the electric grid.

Click here to track the latest with power outages in the Southeast from Helene. Nearly a million South Carolina homes and businesses are without power after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida Thursday morning.

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U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he has spoken with the governors of Georgia and North Carolina after the states were affected by Hurricane Helene, which has killed more than 100 people, wiping out communications and leaving millions without power.

Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris on Tuesday looking in the mountains of western North Carolina for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a

The North Carolina death toll included one horrific story after another of people who were trapped by floodwaters in their homes or vehicles.