Events
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Since the Super Bowl is this weekend, the USDA thought it would be fun to share some facts about how the Super Bowl shaped the chicken industry. Thanks to Growing Georgia for bringing it to my attention.
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Here’s a notice of the upcoming Severe Weather Preparedness Week from our friends at the NWS office in Peachtree City: Beginning next week (Monday, February 5), with support from our state emergency management partners (GEMA), we will recognize Severe Weather Preparedness Week for the state of Georgia. Each day (through Friday, Feb 9) will address…
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Have you ever watched the International Space Station move overhead? If it flies over about an hour after sunset, you can see the brightly lit ISS move quickly across the sky (assuming not too many clouds, of course). I watched it fly over my head tonight! It was moving fast, crossed the entire sky in…
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The CoCoRaHS webinar series is starting off in 2018 with a talk on storm surge modeling and how coastal communities are preparing for future storm surges. The webinar will be held on Thursday January 25 at 1:05 PM EST. Ironically, it was postponed from last fall due to Hurricane Irma. You do not need to…
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The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center is hosting a webinar on Friday, January 26 at 2:30 pm EST on how livestock producers responded in 2017 to the many natural disasters that hit ths US. It will also talk about how to prepare for future disasters. You can learn more about it and find a…
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Welcome to 2018! Already a great start to the year with the win tonight of the University of Georgia Bulldogs over the Oklahoma Sooners. An all-Southeast national championship! I am hearing fireworks all over Athens GA! A great beginning to another year!
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Thursday, December 21, is the date of this year’s winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. You can read more about it at EarthSky at https://earthsky.org/tonight/years-shortest-season-starts-with-december-solstice. They also have an interesting article describing the difference in sunlight hours at St. Augustine FL and New York City NY at https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/solstice-tale-of-two-cities.