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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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If you’ve ever walked through New Orleans, Newark or New York City on a hot summer day, you’ve probably felt warmth radiating off the buildings or witnessed the heat mirage permeating off pavement and rooftops. These cities, along with Houston, San Francisco and even relatively small places such as Burlington, Vt., feature some of the country’s most intense urban heat islands, according to a report by the independent research group Climate Central. Kim Cobb, Georgia Power Chair and ADVANCE Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, says in the story: "We need to begin conversations about what cities can do and get through these acute heat periods. We can get ahead of the scramble and mobilize a community through its connective tissue.”
