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UGA Expert Says Athens’ Heat Island Does More Than Block Storms—It Threatens Lives

Severe weather map forecast over part of United States.
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Severe weather map forecast over part of United States.

There’s an interesting phenomenon that happens in Athens. If you’ve lived here for a while, you might have noticed it. We’ll be looking at the weather radar, see a big storm west of us, moving through Atlanta, and then when it gets close to Athens … nothing. The storm skirts around us somehow.

So is this a thing? Turns out, it is. Here to explain is Dr. John Knox, a professor of geography at the University of Georgia who studies atmospheric dynamics.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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