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The South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is offering a free online course on climate change and how to adapt in April that you may be interested in participating in. This self-paced, 4-week course will introduce participants to the physical and ecological impacts of climate change. These include how climate change may impact hydrology, polar…
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This week is the average peak season for flooding in Georgia, and the National Weather Service office is marking this week as the 2021 Flood Safety Preparation Week. Flooding kills more people than any other kind of severe weather, and most of it is caused by poor behavior when people drive their cars over flooded…
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Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Spring Flood Outlook Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 10 am ET/9 am CT Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic…
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UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant are offering a new free online class on designing rain gardens for coastal Georgia. It will be held on March 13 from 10 am to noon online. Rain gardens are designed to manage stormwater runoff to reduce flooding and improve water quality. The class is designed for homeowners,…
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Today is March 1, and that means that it is now climatological spring. What a crazy winter it has been! Climatologists tie the start of spring to the beginning March for a number of reasons. Originally it was done for convenience when people had to do their climate average calculations by hand, but now you…
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The latest webinar from the Georgia Climate Project will be held on Friday, February 26 from 11:00 to 12:30 PM online. The correct webinar registration link is below, followed by more information on the list of panelists, including UGA’s Dr. Marshall Shepherd. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TUNbDgirQTyH_OhZwWpHIA?fbclid=IwAR2QY31KWGUKkpKLA1JwqRH1-zogwT481WIh7pruBYdGVEVGUjBVMdq6eps Learn how climate change is impacting Georgia’s weather Georgia’s weather is changing—in…
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Flash drought is something that is hugely important for the Southeast as well as other parts of the country. Definitions vary, but generally flash drought occurs when there is rapid onset or rapid intensification of a drought due to lack of rainfall with or without very high temperatures and low humidity. Agriculture is one of…