Tornadoes Hit Atlanta, Georgia
May 11 | AJC.com
At least six tornadoes have caused extensive damage in Georgia’s Clayton, Douglas and Carroll counties. Three were reported in the metro Atlanta area.
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Sierra Club Threatens To Sue Coal-Fired Power Plants
May 10 | Arizona Geology
The Sierra Club is not satisfied with the environmental protection measures of coal-fired power plants in seven states. The Club’s most recent effort targets plants in Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, Missouri and Wyoming for failing to include adequate pollution controls for mercury and other toxics.
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Georgia Drought Information
November 23 | Atlanta Journal - Constitution
Georgia if facing one of the worst droughts in the state’s history. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution has a section on their website devoted to providing information on this issue. They include: news articles, water conservation information, photos of drought impact, information on water-use bans, how to turn-in cheaters, lake level information and more.
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State of Georgia Says It Will Sue the Army Corps
October 21 | CNN
The state of Georgia has been suffering through months of drought and state officials are not pleased with how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing the Lake Lanier water project. The city of Atlanta wants the Corps to hold more water in the reservoir but the Corps says it has agreements to maintain a discharge of 5000 cubic feet per second into the Chattahoochee River.
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Global Warming - Locations at Risk
June 19 | MSN Travel
“Global Warning: The World’s Endangered Destinations” is a photo presentation of sixteen locations where global warming is expected to have a significant impact. These include: The Everglades; Kenai Fjords National Park; Great Barrier Reef; The Netherlands; Mt. Kilimanjaro; Tuvalu; South Georgia Island; Dalian, China; Venice; Tokyo, Japan; Wengen, Switzerland; Manhattan, New York City; Halong Bay, Vietnam; New Orleans; London, England; and Northwest Territories, Canada.
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Severe Drought in Alabama and Georgia
May 24 | USGS
Much of Alabama and Georgia are in a state of “Severe Hydrologic Drought”. Rainfall defecits of 5 to 15 inches are reported for many counties in these and neighboring states and USGS gaging stations are reporting record or near record low flows. State and local authorities have already placed limits on certain outdoor water-use activities and farmers are deciding to hold off on some crops.
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Great Image of Subtropical Storm Andrea
May 10 | Earth Observatory
Subtropical Storm Andrea has been offshore of the Carolinas for the past few days. A subtropical storm is a storm that forms outside of the tropics but which has many of the characteristics of a tropical storm such as hurricane-force winds, driving rains, low pressure and sometimes an eye. This image shows some great cloud patterns but it also shows how the wind is distributing the smoke from wild fires in Georgia and Florida (the red dots on the image are wildfire locations).
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Free High Resolution Satellite Images - Google Earth
Promotion | Geology.com
Google Earth is a free download that will allow you to view recent satellite images of Earth in 3D. Worldwide coverage. Fly over landscapes and cities, or zoom in on your house! This is the same program used by national news networks to give you great satellite images. Free download.
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