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Chance for severe storms this weekend
2+ hour ago (148+ words) ATLANTA " Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking some scattered showers and storms through the evening Friday. It has been warm today and will stay that way tonight, and we have more moisture moving in to fuel developing storms. Around 7 p.m., expect some…...
Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (739+ words) A top Pentagon official said Anthropic's dispute with the government over the use of its artificial intelligence technology in fully autonomous weapons came after a debate over how AI could be used in President Donald Trump's future Golden Dome missile…...
Risk for severe weather as storms move through this weekend
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (135+ words) atlanta " March through April is the peak of severe weather season for Georgia. The severe weather risk for this weekend is low, but not zero. Tracking isolated storms for Friday and taking your through the hour-by-hour forecast for the weekend,…...
Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (575+ words) WASHINGTON " Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off each other, a new study found. The average has likely gone even…...
Melissa retired from hurricane names list
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (269+ words) Melissa is out, Molly is in. The World Meteorological Organization has retired the name Melissa from the list of hurricane names. A committee agreed to retire the name after Hurricane Melissa hit the Caribbean in October 2025 as a Category 5, USA…...
Mableton recognized as ‘smart city’ for using cloud computing exclusively
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (225+ words) MABLETON, Ga. " The city of Mableton has been named a winner of the 2026 Smart 20 Award for its 100% cloud-native municipal infrastructure. The global honor from Smart Cities Connect recognizes Mableton as the first city in the United States to run its…...
Near-record to record highs the next few days, scattered storms this weekend
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (114+ words) ATLANTA " North Georgia will experience near-record and record-high temperatures for the next several days. There's also an active weather pattern that will bring the chance for storms. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan says near-record highs will be in the…...
Millions of Americans under threat of tornadoes as spring storm season kicks in early in the US
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (608+ words) Concern is rising that the first major storm outbreak on the verge of spring could strike the nation's heartland, putting millions of Americans from Texas to Iowa at risk of potentially strong tornadoes. Some scattered severe thunderstorms were expected to…...
Triceratops skeleton to hit auction block
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (345+ words) Kids love to collect dinosaurs, and some adults are just grown-up kids with larger wallets. But to collect the dinosaur called "Trey," you're gonna need a dino-sized wallet. But Trey is looking for a new home and is being put…...
WSB-TV presents ‘Severe Weather Season,’ a Family 2 Family special, on Sunday
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (208+ words) ATLANTA " WSB-TV and Channel 2 Action News present "Severe Weather Season," a 30-minute special dedicated to preparing north Georgia families for dangerous spring weather conditions. "We're in severe weather season right now," said Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz. "Severe…...