Potential Tornadoes Headed for Georgia

Daphni Torres, Staff Writer

March 25, 2019

On March 9, catastrophic tornadoes hit major cities in Alabama, Florida and even parts of Georgia. These tornadoes caused massive injuries and killed at least 23 people in total. They were caused by severe weather outbreaks in the neighboring states and continued to bring rainy weather in the following ...

Winter Report — Massive Snowstorm Shakes up East Coast

Jack Dalmolin, Staff Writer

March 1, 2016

On the weekend of January 22nd, a major blizzard swept through the East Coast, dumping snow over 60 million people, all the way from Massachusetts to Georgia. Shepherdstown, a city in West Virginia, got 42 inches of snow from the storm. As of now, there are 28 deaths due to the storm. However that number...

El Niño 2015 May Be The Largest One Yet

Andrew Willings, Staff Writer

October 15, 2015

If you are not aware of El Niño, you will be soon. After 18 years, the infamous El Niño is returning, but this time, possibly twice as strong. Preparations are being made. “El Niño” is a global weather event that takes place repeatedly, although several years apart, and consists of the abnormal warming of water near the equator. This res...

Cloudy Over Georgia

Ben Strube, Online Design Editor

April 8, 2014

Snowpocalypse

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer

February 10, 2014

The 28th of January sparked an utter fear of fluffy white powder in the North Atlanta area.  The day before, newscasters had pronounced that there was little to no chance of snow within the vicinity.  They may have been right, if the frozen storm hadn’t altered direction last minute.  Early Tuesday ...

Cyclone Cleopatra

Sam Dobrotka, Staff Writer

November 22, 2013

On Monday September 18th, heavy rains hit the Mediterranean island of Sardinia and killed 17 people. In a span of 24 hours, there was about half the amount of average rainfall for a year. Severe flooding was reported over much of the island, many roads were closed, and a few thousand people were displaced. This type of storm is extremely rar...