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RNZ News
4 days ago
- General
- RNZ News
Parenting: How to talk to your children about conflict and war
It can be hard to avoid what's going on in the world right now, including for children. With images of war regularly topping the news on TV or online, it can be a concerning - and confusing - time for kids. If they're exposed to images and stories about conflict and have questions about what it's about, what's the best way to answer them? How young is too young to see images of war, and what happens conflicts in far-away places cross-over into real world aggression or hate online, at school or in the community? Brad Morgan is the director of Emerging Minds, an Australian organisation which develops mental health policy, interventions and programmes, and leads the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health. He joins Kathryn to discuss strategies parents can use to help their children understand world conflicts.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
4 months later: 18-wheeler cab removed from Swannanoa River as recovery efforts surge following Hurricane Helene
SWANNANOA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The cab of an 18-wheeler, stuck in the Swannanoa River since Hurricane Helene made its way through western North Carolina, is now finally out of the water. Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with contractors and crews from Buncombe County Solid Waste Management, took part in the effort to get the vehicle removed. The work is a part of large debris removal taking place in the area. The Army Corps of Engineers has been taking part in various projects in Helene-affected areas for months, with much of the work focusing on right-of-way debris removal. The work has since shifted to large debris and removal work on private properties. Popular Boone concert hall, Legends, to be demolished after Helene damage Colonel Brad Morgan with the Army Corps of Engineers noted that the process for getting some of the work done has involved a more intensive process behind the scenes than people realize, which involved pinpointing the areas and issues most in need. 'We had to get our contractors plan how-how do they plan to get into the waterways and execute this removal and retrieval of this debris,' said Col. Morgan on Wednesday's cleanup. 'Then, once we had that, then we can go through the environmental, historical permitting process to make sure that we're not disturbing any cultural, historical properties, along the waterways as well as any type of endangered species.' Col. Morgan noted the issues surrounding the terrain of western North Carolina have created an issue with response to some Helene-affected areas, but has not made it impossible to get those issues addressed. Cut-off Watauga County community still recovering four months after Hurricane Helene As one official noted to Queen City News Wednesday, the perception that the response has been slow or inadequate does not equate with the work that has been done so far, and continues to be done, but the progress being seen is at a rate that is no faster or slower than any other disaster. Residents in Swannanoa are aware of the issues, noting the extent of the damage in their town. 'There's so much, and we get that,' said Kristen Hicks. 'I mean, if you drive around, there's just too much of a need.' The work on removing the cab from the Swannanoa River was the latest step in the cleanup of that waterway. Residents noted other cleanup work has continued in that same area over the last couple of days, addressing other issues nearby in the river. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
