{"669442":{"#nid":"669442","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"The Earth Unlocked: Wetlands ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWetlands serve as a natural protection from storms, fires, and floods. But those protections can be deadly at times. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joel-kostka\u0022\u003EJoel Kostka\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Associate Chair of Research in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joel-kostka\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (with an adjunct appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E), talks about the nation\u0027s wetlands in the latest episode of The Earth Unlocked, The Weather Channel\u0027s weekly series on the planet\u0027s natural wonders and the roles extreme weather, constant geologic change, and biological evolution play. The series airs at 8 p.m. ET Sundays, and can also be viewed on demand on The Weather Channel app (subscription required.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWetlands serve as a natural protection from storms, fires, and floods. But those protections can be deadly at times. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joel-kostka\u0022\u003EJoel Kostka\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Associate Chair of Research in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/joel-kostka\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (with an adjunct appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E), talks about the nation\u0027s wetlands in the latest episode of The Earth Unlocked, The Weather Channel\u0027s weekly series on the planet\u0027s natural wonders and the roles extreme weather, constant geologic change, and biological evolution play. The series airs at 8 p.m. ET Sundays, and can also be viewed on demand on The Weather Channel app (subscription required.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-09-05 17:12:56","changed_gmt":"2023-09-05 17:12:56","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The Weather Channel","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.weathergroup.com\/shows\/earth-unlocked","dateline":{"date":"2023-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"20131","name":"Joel Kostka"},{"id":"179077","name":"wetlands"},{"id":"193014","name":"The Earth Unlocked"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}