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Climate and Weather June 7, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast and climate summary for Tuesday June 7

The National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County on Tuesday June 7, with a high of around 84. 7-day forecast This…

Climate and Weather June 6, 2022

Cobb County weather and climate report for Monday June 6, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday June 6, 2022 with a high in the mid 80s. The NWS has issued a hazardous…

Climate and Weather April 14, 2022

Climate report: Metro Atlanta’s winter was the fourth warmest on record

The National Weather Service reports that metro Atlanta temperatures this winter were the fourth warmest on record, reaching a winter average of a 5.4 degrees departure from normal (DFN) (in…

Climate and Weather January 10, 2022

‘Don’t Look Up’: Hollywood’s primer on climate denial illustrates 5 myths that fuel rejection of science

By Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California and Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury [This article first appeared in The Conversation — used with permission] Every disaster movie seems to open with…

Climate and Weather December 21, 2021

2021’s climate disasters revealed an east-west weather divide, with one side of the country too wet, the other dangerously dry

By Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton [This article first appeared in The Conversation, and is reprinted with permission. To read the original article with additional graphics, follow this link] Alongside…

Education April 24, 2021

Wheeler name change supporters refused spot on agenda, so they took it to the public comments

Students and parents concerned about the racist legacy of Joseph E. Wheeler High School in Marietta exercised complete control over the public comment section of Cobb’s Board of Education monthly…

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Health Care cost January 7, 2025

Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – the author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ points to 3 reforms that could help

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can…

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International January 4, 2025

5 elections to watch in 2025

by Lisandro Claudio, University of California, Berkeley; Garret Martin, American University School of International Service; Jorge Heine, Boston University; Patrick James, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and…

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Climate and Weather January 1, 2025

No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks – we saw the harm in 2024

by Julie Arbit, University of Michigan; Brad Bottoms, University of Michigan, and Branko Kerkez, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Flooding is one…

Justice December 17, 2024

‘Administrative law’ sounds dry but likely will be key to success or failure of Trump’s plans for government reform

by Sidney Shapiro, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s a lot of speculation about what Donald Trump’s second term in the White…

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Sports January 10, 2025

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