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After Years of Flooding, Residents Question Atlanta’s Plans for Proposed Track Facility
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (851+ words) Earlier this year, a massive sinkhole developed in Summerhill as pavement and asphalt caved in, leaving an entire road inaccessible. The root cause of the 18-foot-deep hole on Georgia Avenue: an old, damaged pipe. Nonetheless, this summer the Atlanta Track…...
How Atlanta could combat climate-driven flash flooding
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (331+ words) Read How Atlanta could combat climate-driven flash flooding by Kendall Brown for SaportaReport here....
Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (634+ words) By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as this week’s blaze that destroyed dozens of homes in Georgia, fire scientists…...
Georgia wildfires 90% contained, but crews monitoring hot spots, fire officials say
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (18+ words) Two Georgia wildfires that have been raging for weeks are both 90% contained, fire officials said this week....
South Georgia wildfires may soon get relief as rain moves in this week
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1366+ words) Widespread rain expected to hit southeast Georgia in the coming days could prove beneficial to crews battling two big wildfires there. The National Weather Service predicts Wednesday through Sunday could bring between 1-3 inches of total rainfall. That won’t eliminate the…...
One of two Georgia wildfires doubles in size, officials say
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (451+ words) The Highway 82 Fire has been burning since April 20 and as of Saturday had destroyed at least 87 homes. On Sunday morning, officials said it was only 7% contained. Highway 82 in Brantley County is about 35 miles (56.3 kilometers) north of the state line with…...
Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (678+ words) By RUSS BYNUM and JEFF MARTIN Although the rain helped the firefighting efforts, it wasn’t “nearly enough to put the fires out” and crews responded to 10 new blazes throughout the drought-stricken state Sunday, the Georgia Forestry Commission said Monday. Blackened…...
Georgia EPD: 20,000-gallon jet fuel leak into Flint River went undetected for eight days
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (975+ words) Just across from an industrial stretch of warehouses and chain-link fences, the ground drops into a thicket of brush. Tucked behind the tall winter grass, is a shallow creek. If you weren’t looking for it, you may have missed it…...
The Data Informing Atlanta’s Tree Canopy Decisions
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (757+ words) As Atlanta marks Earth Month, the role of trees in the city’s future is getting renewed attention. For many, Atlanta’s canopy is more than a defining feature of the skyline. It is part of what makes the city livable, recognizable,…...
Can resilient parks help save the world? Park Pride tackles climate change at annual conference
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (671+ words) “Maybe no city is a climate refuge,” Park Pride Education Director Eli Dickerson said. The nonprofit leader opened his remarks at the 25th annual Parks & Greenspace Conference on March 23, hosted by Park Pride, with an explainer on the year’s theme: Resilient…...