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  "path": "/articles/hurricane-helene-ravaged-farmers-topsoil-theyre-still-fighting-to-build-it-back",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T12:52:36.000Z",
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    "agriculture",
    "Appalachia",
    "business & industry",
    "Earth science",
    "floods",
    "Georgia",
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  "textContent": "“When you see 4 feet of sandy soils on top of your topsoil, you know that’s going to be a challenge,” said one farmer in response to the debris left by Hurricane Helene in 2024. The debris in the photo above settled as a result of hurricane-related flooding of Lower Brush Creek in North Carolina. Credit: NCDOT, CC BY 2.0",
  "title": "Hurricane Helene Ravaged Farmers’ Topsoil. They’re Still Fighting to Build It Back."
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