{"677360":{"#nid":"677360","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Helene Shows Growing Reach of Hurricanes Well into Georgia and Beyond, Experts Say","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHurricane Helene\u2019s destructive and deadly rampage through multiple Southeastern states after coming ashore on Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast exemplifies the potential expanding impact of extreme tropical weather. Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/sarhadi-dr-ali\u0022\u003EAli Sarhadi \u003C\/a\u003Ein the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E says \u201cthis tragedy highlights the increasing vulnerability of inland regions to the impacts of hurricanes. As climate change intensifies storm behavior, including increased rainfall and slower storm movement, areas previously considered less susceptible are now facing heightened risks.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHurricane Helene\u2019s destructive and deadly rampage through multiple Southeastern states after coming ashore on Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast exemplifies the potential expanding impact of extreme tropical weather. Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/sarhadi-dr-ali\u0022\u003EAli Sarhadi \u003C\/a\u003Ein the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E says \u201cthis tragedy highlights the increasing vulnerability of inland regions to the impacts of hurricanes. As climate change intensifies storm behavior, including increased rainfall and slower storm movement, areas previously considered less susceptible are now facing heightened risks.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36609","created_gmt":"2024-10-07 16:36:14","changed_gmt":"2024-10-07 16:36:14","author":"acook304","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Savannah Now","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.savannahnow.com\/story\/news\/climate-change\/2024\/10\/02\/helenes-impact-on-georgia-an-example-of-climate-change-influence\/75473707007\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of 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":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"1860","name":"hurricane"},{"id":"193998","name":"hurricane helene"}],"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":""}}}