Carolinas Still Frozen by Winter Blast

By Adam Hochberg

Published December 6, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

More than 20 deaths are blamed on a massive winter storm that has left a dozen states coated in snow and ice. The Carolinas are suffering the most. More than 1 million people are without power during one of the coldest periods of the year. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

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Based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Adam Hochberg reports on a broad range of issues in the Southeast. Since he joined NPR in 1995, Hochberg has traveled the region extensively, reporting on its changing economy, demographics, culture and politics. He also currently focuses on transportation. Hochberg covered the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, followed candidates in three Presidential elections and reported on more than a dozen hurricanes.

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