Kala Hunter

4 weeks ago | govtech.com | Kala Hunter

Scientists in Georgia are using virtual reality to combat that. In 2022, 41 people died because of storm surge from Hurricane Ian. And in 2016, drowning was the most common cause of death in North Carolina where 23 people died during Hurricane Matthew. Between 1963 and 2012, storm surge was responsible for half of deaths from Atlantic tropical cyclones in the United States, according to a National Hurricane Center study.

4 weeks ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kala Hunter

Haley Hatfield, a Ph.D. candidate at UGA's Grady School of Mass Communication and Journalism setting up the VR Meta Quest headset for the demo-mode of Weather the Storm at an Environmental Science conference in 2024. The high water tide from the ocean that inundates the land during hurricanes, colloquially known as storm surge, is the leading cause of deaths from hurricanes. Scientists in Georgia are using virtual reality to combat that.

1 month ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kala Hunter

New executive staff at the Columbus Botanical Garden, Director of Horticulture Brandon Coker, Interim Executive Director Andrew Ruhs, Director of Development Carmen Overton at the garden in early spring. March 2025. Kala Hunter The grounds of the Columbus Botanical Garden have remained relatively unchanged for years.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kala Hunter

The grounds of the Columbus Botanical Garden have remained relatively unchanged for years. The 4 acres of flowers, fountains, trees, vegetable gardens and “world-class camelia garden” surrounding the century-old Adams’ Farm House off Weems Road have lacked direction and community purpose for some time. Columbusites are disengaged with a garden that has had a revolving door of leadership, identity and project followthrough.

1 month ago | macon.com | Kala Hunter

Six weeks ago, the Environmental Protection Agency was ordered to halt the access of $7 billion dollars in grant money to Solar For All recipients across the nation by the Office of Management and Budget by order of President Donald Trump’s administration. In Georgia, recipient Georgia BRIGHT was cut off from its $156 million dollars in funding, unable to log in to an online grant portal after the OMB issued a freeze Jan. 28, saying it was necessary to “review” the spending. Days later, on Feb.