Rainy and stormy conditions will persist through the remainder of
the workweek as a low pressure system lingers west of the southern
Appalachians. The potential for storms producing heavy rain will
diminish over the weekend as the low moves east and a more typical
June pattern sets in. Another cold front will arrive from the
northwest early next week.
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Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Widespread fog, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. LLight winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 50%. new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Widespread fog, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 81. Chance of rain is 30%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 4pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
A Flood Watch will be in effect through Thursday afternoon. Please usa caution on area rodways, and if you live in a flood-prone area, keep an eye out for rising water.
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
14 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2023
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and
upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, in
northeast Georgia, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun and Stephens.
In western North Carolina, Macon, Southern Jackson and
Transylvania. In upstate South Carolina, Anderson, Central
Greenville, Cherokee, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville
Mountains, Northern Spartanburg, Oconee Mountains, Pickens
Mountains, Southern Greenville and Southern Spartanburg.
* WHEN...Through this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be
flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A low pressure system just west of the southern Appalachians
will keep deep moisture in place over the western Carolinas and
northeast Georgia today. Rounds of heavy rain showers, with a few
embedded thunderstorms, will cross the region from the south
today through this evening. Additional rainfall of up to 1 to 2 inches are
expected over the area, with the highest amounts near the
mountains. This rain will fall on areas that have already
received several inches of rain this week. New flooding could
develop quickly in these circumstances.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch for flash flooding means there is a potential for
rapid onset flooding based on current forecasts. Flash flooding is a
very dangerous situation and may impact areas that do not typically
flood. Please monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take
action quickly should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Rainfall of more than five inches in similar storms has been
associated with an increased risk of landslides and rockslides. If
you live on a mountainside or in a cove at the base of a mountain,
especially near a stream, be ready to leave in advance of the storm
or as quickly as possible should rising water, moving earth, or
rocks threaten. Consider postponing travel along mountain roads
during periods of heavy rainfall.
Low-lying areas adjacent to streams, including campgrounds, are
especially vulnerable to flooding. If you live or are vacationing
next to a stream, please have a plan in place to seek higher ground
once heavy rainfall develops. Flash floods can occur quickly and
overwhelm adjacent low-lying areas with little warning. Once the
stream starts to rise, you may only have minutes to evacuate. Flash
floods can cause catastrophic damage and be powerful enough to sweep
away campers, vehicles, and mobile homes. Consider temporarily
relocating away from streams until the heavy rainfall threat passes.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A Filament Launch To Side-Swipe Earth | Solar Storm Forecast 07 June 2023
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• The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Bret, located a few hundred miles east of the Windward
Islands.
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL93):
Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization
in association with the area of low pressure located about midway
between the west coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles. If this
trend continues, a tropical depression could form as early as later
this morning while the system moves westward to west-northwestward
at 10 to 15 mph across the central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
Tropical Storm Bret Discussion Number 11
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL032023
1100 PM AST Wed Jun 21 2023
Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate
that Bret has changed little in intensity during the past few hours.
The aircraft reported a central pressure near 999-1000 mb with
maximum 850 mb flight-level winds of 65 kt to the northeast of the
center, along with a maximum surface wind estimate of 56 kt from the
Stepped Frequency Microwave radiometer. Based on these, the initial
intensity remains 55 kt. Satellite imagery shows that Bret
continues to generate strong convection near and northeast of the
center. However, it continues to be affected by northwesterly shear
that is undercutting the storm's outflow pattern.
Little change in strength is likely during the next 24 hours as
Bret approaches the Lesser Antilles. After that time, the cyclone
will encounter increasing vertical wind shear due to an upper-level
trough over the eastern Caribbean. This should cause steady to
rapid weakening, and Bret is now expected to degenerate into an
open trough between 60-72 hr in agreement with the global model
guidance. The new intensity forecast follows the overall trend of
the intensity guidance.
Bret continues to move westward, or 280/14 kt, under the influence
of low- to mid-level ridging to its north. Some increase in
forward speed may occur over the Caribbean as Bret weakens. There
has been little change in the track guidance since the last
advisory, and the new forecast track is an update of the previous
track with the center passing through the Lesser Antilles in about
24 hours. Users are reminded that NHC's track forecasts have
average errors of about 40 n mi at 24 hours, and there is risk of
strong winds and heavy rainfall for several islands within the
Lesser Antilles regardless of exactly where the center crosses the
island chain.
KEY MESSAGES:
1. Bret is forecast to approach the Lesser Antilles through
Thursday and then move across those islands late Thursday and
Thursday night as a strong tropical storm.
2. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for St. Lucia, Martinique,
and Dominica, and there is a risk of flooding from heavy rainfall,
strong winds, and dangerous waves along the coast within the warning
area. A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for Barbados and St
Vincent and the Grenadines. Additional warnings are possible for
some islands in the Lesser Antilles on Thursday.
Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
[Wednesday] Bret spurring TS Warnings for Lesser Antilles; 93L likely to develop behind Bret (06-21-2023)
Extraordinary Pattern for June As Warm Atlantic and El Nino Keep Things Interesting June 21, 2023 | hurricanetrack
PM2.5 AQI is 25 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 25 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 21st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1953
Lowest Temperature 42°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1985
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.72 inches in Highlands in 1961
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 101°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for June 21st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Monroe, Union County in 1933
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1940
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.10 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1961
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
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Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
Franklin Amateur Radio Club to Hold Annual Field Day in Highlands
The Franklin Amateur Radio Club (HAMS) will hold its annual Field Day at the Highlands Recreation Center on Saturday, June 24, 2 PM until 6 PM. The center is located at 600 North Street and 4 th Street.
Field Day is amateur radio operators’ (hams) open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill, service to communities and nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933 and remains the most popular ham radio event.
There are 190 ham radio operators in Macon County.
Anyone, regardless of residency, is welcome at Field Day.
Amateur Radio is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, without the Internet or cell phones. It's fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need. Anyone interested in learning about Ham radio is welcome. Portable radio stations will be up and operational around 2 PM. Contacts will be made worldwide. As well as in North America. This year the amateur radio operators will also be demonstrating Parks On The Air and Summits On The Air.
Parks on the Air® (POTA) sites are for international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks.
Summits on the Air (SOTA) is designed to make participation possible for all Radio Amateurs and Shortwave Listeners - this is not just for mountaineers! There are awards for activators (those who ascend to the summits) and chasers who operate from home, a local hilltop, or other summits).
Both SOTA and POTA will have stations set up and operators to demonstrate what the hobby is about.
Macon Media is still experiencing transportation issues and was unable to get to the courthouse to cover this months meeting. Here is the county-sponsored video of the meeting:
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Macon County Public Health will stop publishing weekly COVID updates but will continue to monitor local case levels and trends. In the event that case counts increase significantly, MCPH will notify the public and resume weekly COVID updates.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 3:20pm CEST, 14 June 2023, there have been 103,436,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,127,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 June 2023, a total of 668,882,018 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 3:20pm CEST, 14 June 2023, there have been 767,984,989 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,943,390 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 13 June 2023, a total of 13,397,334,282 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Cinetimes]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Did AI Prove Our Proton Model WRONG? | PBS Space Time
State DMV Data Stolen via MOVEit Vulnerabilities and Reddit’s API Change Triggers Hackers - Hak 5 ThreatWire
The Level1 Show June 21 2023: Cybertruck 2077 | Level1 Techs
Dark Patterns in Amazon Prime? - DTNS 4545 | Daily Tech News Show
Reddit CEO Goes Ape | TWiT TV
Are We on The Verge of Nuclear War? | Whatifalthist
How Corruption Led to Lebanon's Brutal Collapse | ColdFusion
Dr. Earl R Fox: The last WWII Veteran Still on Active Duty in the US Armed Forces | The History Guy
How Corruption Led to Lebanon's Brutal Collapse | Cold Fusion
Why Is Europe Always Lagging Behind The US? | Economics Explained
Record Temperatures in the North Atlantic | Sabine Hossenfelder
Behind Closed Doors | Documentary Film on Money Laundering and Corruption by Elites | Independent POV
Life under UBI: Work, hobbies, and wellbeing without work | David Shapiro ~ AI
Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
813 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Versinikia]
910 – The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine).
1527 – Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta.
1533 - Ferdinand of Austria and Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent sign peace treaty
1679 - Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scots
• [Wikipedia article]
1772 - Somerset v Stewart court case finds slavery unsupported by English common law, encouraging the abolitionist movement
• [Wikipedia article]
1774 – The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
• [VIDEO: The Quebec Act]
• [Wikipedia: Quebec Act]
1813 - War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Beaver Dams]
1897 – British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
1898 – Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at DaiquirÃ, Cuba, about 16 miles (26 km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.
1907 – The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
1910 - 1st airship with passengers sets afloat-Zeppelin Deutscheland
1911 – George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1911 – Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
• [Wikipedia: Second Battle of Tijuana]
1940 - World War II: About 10,000 Afrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of South Africa's involvement in WWII
• [South African History Online Article]
1940 - 1st Dairy Queen restaurant opened, in Joliet, Illinois
1944 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
• [Wikipedia: G.I. Bill]
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end.
1948 – The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
1948 – King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.
1962 – Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-Ã -Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people.
1965 – The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
1966 – Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader ThÃch Trà Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
1970 - President Richard Nixon signs extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that requires voting age at 18 in all federal, state, and local elections
1975 - Ulster Volunteer Force try to derail a train by planting a bomb on the railway line near County Kildare, Ireland; a civilian who tries to stop them is stabbed-to-death (his actions delay the explosion to let the train pass safely)
1978 – Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy.
1984 – Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark.
2000 – Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
• [Wikipedia: Wuhan Airlines Flight 343]
2002 – An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response.
2012 – Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
2012 – A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.
2015 – The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.
2018 - President Trump spokesperson Sarah Sanders is asked to leave Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia over her support of Trump's policies, igniting debate
• [Red Hen controversy impacts Lexington tourism]
2019 - Russian volcano Raikoke erupts from 700m-wide-crater, seen from International Space Station. Turns sunsets purple across the Northern Hemisphere all summer.
2020 - New York City, once the epicentre of the pandemic in America, begins stage 2 of re-opening, allowing outdoor dinning and some in-store shopping
2020 - US government data shows African Americans four times more likely than whites to be hospitalized for COVID-19 highlighting racial disparities for the pandemic
2020 - Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths (officially) with states of Amazonas, Pará, Ceará, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro most effected.
• [LINKTEXT]
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, June 22, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books:
MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War.
Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014
The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA
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Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam
Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move.
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