Column: If it feels much hotter than your thermometer reading, this might be the culprit

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Column: If it feels much hotter than your thermometer reading, this might be the culprit

Rudi Kiefer

Published: Jun 20, 2020, 6:00 AM

Summer season started yesterday. The days will be getting shorter from now on, and the nights longer, but both will be warmer than before. If you’ve had a birthday and said, like so many of us, “gosh, I can’t believe I’m this old now”, then you’ll need to pay special attention to the heat index.

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Column: When it rains, it really pours in North Georgia

Rudi Kiefer

For The Times

Published: Apr 1, 2022, 12:31 AM

First it was COVID-19, then news from Eastern Europe. Both overshadowed the problem that the world will have to deal with for a long time, and that’s climate change. In the southeastern parts of Georgia, the main worry is ocean-born storms and area flooding.

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