Health
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The next webinar to be offered by the Georgia Climate Project is coming up on Wednesday, October 28, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET. You can find more information below. To register, visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aM8nsHoTRTuuay1UqDBJZQ.
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While all of us are watching the progress of Hurricane Sally carefully and considering how much rain it might drop, here is some advice from Farm Press about the rise in heat-related illnesses after a major disaster in the South when power is out for long time periods. Lack of air conditioning in areas where…
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After a too-close call with heat exhaustion with one of our fine UGA extension specialists yesterday (they shall remain nameless–fortunately recovered), it seems like a good time to remind you that high temperatures and high humidity do not do good things to the human body (or livestock, for that matter). This has been a brutal…
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With an active hurricane season predicted this year, you might be wondering how employees at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service are coping with the pandemic and how they are working differently this year. CNN has a story which describes both the changes in how the forecasters do their work and the loss…
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The tropics are definitely heating up, with Hurricane Hanna now dissipating in Mexico after making landfall along the South Texas coast yesterday and TS Gonzalo falling apart in the Antilles. There are several tropical waves proceeding west out of Africa, and the next one is expected to become a tropical depression or storm in the…
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If you have been outside at all for the last week, you know how hot it has been. Most of the Southeast is under a hot, stagnant air mass which has plenty of humidity as well as high temperatures, making it feel even more oppressive. Heat indices this week have been at or above 100…
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Do you know what Wet Bulb Globe Temperature is? The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight, which takes into account: temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle and cloud cover (solar radiation). This differs from the heat index, which takes into consideration temperature and humidity and is…