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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Waters continue to rise in North Caroline a week after Hurricane Florence made her debut. In a story about the effects of the hurricane, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences' Kim Cobb asserts that "climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme rainfall events."