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Savannah officials want clean energy ahead of storm season, amid lapse in federal funding
23+ min ago (341+ words) May 29, 2026 10: 26 AM LISTEN: Savannah residents with solar kept power after Helene, but federal cuts prevent further solar expansion as the city prepares for hurricane season. GPB's Jillian Magtoto explains. From left, Savannah alderman Nick Palumbo, resident Marc Thomas, and Savannah…...
Georgia Chamber to launch new data center-ready designation for communities
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (484+ words) May 29, 2026 8: 26 AM LISTEN: Georgia Chamber President and CEO says the organization is launching a new initiative to help communities that want data centers. GPB's Sarah Kallis explains. Georgia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Chris Clark speaks at an event…...
Are boys being born? Male sea turtle tracking effort begins in Georgia
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (306+ words) May 28, 2026 9: 03 AM LISTEN: Some studies show sea turtles are hatching more males due to rising temperatures. Researchers set off to find whether that's happening with Georgia's loggerhead turtles. GPB's Jillian Magtoto reports. A dead loggerhead hatchling rests on Ossabaw Island,…...
NOAA predicts slower than usual hurricane season for east coast in 2026
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (448+ words) May 22, 2026 6: 10 PM LISTEN: GPB's Peter Biello speaks with GPB reporter Jillian Magtoto about the coming hurricane season. Hurricane season begins June 1st and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects a below average year for storms in 2026." NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs…...
State biologists warn of risks posed by invasive Argentine tegus
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (172+ words) May 22, 2026 2: 52 PM LISTEN: GPB's Peter Biello reports on the invasive Argentine tegus in south Georgia. The Georgia DNR is working to assess and eradicate a wild population of Argentine black and white tegus in Toombs and Tattnall counties in southeast…...
These quick summer storms won't snap Georgia's months-long drought, according to experts
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (240+ words) May 22, 2026 11: 37 AM LISTEN: This week, sudden summer storms caused serious flooding in some parts of metro Atlanta. Meanwhile, the entire state of Georgia is still in a drought, and that probably won't change any time soon. GPB's Chase Mc Gee…...
Elephants eat their crops. Farmers strike back. It's a war that's only getting worse
1+ week, 5+ day ago (972+ words) A bull male elephant is seen meticulously dismantling an electric fence inside Yala National Park in Sri Lanka. Elephants are often herded into parks to keep them from eating the crops of farmers, but the pachyderms have figured out how…...
Chickens could be treated with an oral, probiotic vaccine for bird flu in the future
2+ week, 1+ day ago (278+ words) May 13, 2026 11: 28 AM LISTEN: The U. S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $2 million to researchers at Georgia Tech to develop an oral avian influenza vaccine for chickens. GPB's Chase Mc Gee reports. Georgia Tech is researching development of a possible oral vaccine for…...
'We're pretty low.' Georgia's Ogeechee River is visibly shallow amid the state's extreme drought
2+ week, 2+ day ago (389+ words) May 12, 2026 12: 06 PM Ga. Highway 204 crosses over the Ogeechee River near Chatham County in May 2026. The river was several feet below historic averages, owing to a statewide drought. Underneath a Ga. Highway 204 bridge in Ellabell, Ga. , the Ogeechee River is visibly…...
Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (310+ words) David Attenborough and Martin Saunders on location for Life on Earth. "Every breath we take and every mouthful of food that we eat comes from the natural world, and if we damage the natural world, we damage ourselves." - Sir David…...