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Climate August 23, 2023

Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate

by Justin Angle, University of Montana, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Humans have learned to fear wildfire. It can destroy communities, torch pristine forests and…

Environment July 27, 2023

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults, and an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk

by Deborah Carr, Boston University; Giacomo Falchetta, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and Ian Sue Wing, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Climate and Weather July 18, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast and climate report for Tuesday, July 18, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, with a high near 95 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

Climate July 12, 2023

How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest

by Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A powerful storm system that hit the U.S. Northeast on July 9 and 10, 2023,…

Climate July 12, 2023

Climate summary for metro Atlanta updated with June 2023 figures

The National Weather Service climate summary for metro Atlanta has now been updated with June, 2023 figures. What is climate? Is it the same as weather? In an article entitled…

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Environment June 11, 2023

Republicans’ anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions

by Rachel Kyte, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over recent months there has been an orchestrated pushback against investors and insurers who integrate…

Science and Technology May 5, 2023

The thinking error that makes people susceptible to climate change denial

by Jeremy P. Shapiro, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Cold spells often bring climate change deniers out in force on social…

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Health Care April 25, 2023

Allergy season is getting more intense with climate change – we’re creating better pollen forecasts to help

by Yingxiao Zhang, University of Michigan and Allison L. Steiner, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you’re feeling the misery of allergy…

Climate February 18, 2023

KSU professor awarded NSF grant to study effects of climate change on farming communities in Iceland and Greenland

Dr. Thomas Rotnem, Associate Director of the School of Government and International Affairs and Professor of Political Science at Kennesaw State University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF)…

Environment January 27, 2023

How California’s ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

by Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] California is embarking on an audacious new climate plan that aims to eliminate…

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East Cobb March 4, 2025

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