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COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will settle south of the area tonight, with dry high pressure moving in from the north Monday through Tuesday. Moisture will return ahead of a deep low pressure system on Wednesday, with heavy rain possible in some areas Wednesday night into Thursday. Drying will following a sharp cold front passage late Thursday through Thursday night, but with northwest flow moisture increasing across the southern Appalachians Friday into the weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly after 11am. High near 50. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Low in the lower 40s. Chance of rain is 100%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly after 11am. High near 50. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Low in the lower 40s. Chance of rain is 100%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly after 11am. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain is 100%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers with occasional drizzle before 11am, then scattered showers between 11am and 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 2pm. Highs near 50. Calm windss. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Light winds out of the southeast.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Light winds out of the southeast.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly after 11am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Low around 45. Chance of rain is 100%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Rain from the previous day has lead to the development of patchy dense fog across the Piedmont of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Reduced visibility of one-half mile or below will be possible as a result.
Motorists should use extra caution when traveling overnight and early Monday morning. Allow extra travel time and stopping distance between vehicles. Use your low beam headlights and fog lamps. Be prepared for sudden changes in visibility.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
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• Damaging 2022 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
• Atlantic hurricane season ends with 14 named storms [AP News]
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
700 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
This is the last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on May 15, 2023. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No known appreciable smoke field will be crossing Macon County today or tonight.
PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (1.6 out of 12) today with Juniper being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.7 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for December 12th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 75°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1962
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 4.33 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.0 inches in Highlands in 1917
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on 12-31-1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.25 inches in Highlands on 12-28-2018
Greatest Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on 12-21-1876
Record Weather Events for December 12th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 82°F in Tarboro, Edgecombe County in 1931
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1957
Greatest Rainfall 5.77 inches at the Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1983
Greatest Snowfall 11.5 inches in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County in 1958
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F in Edenton, Chowan County on 12-03-1922
Lowest Temperature -21°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 7.80 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 12-29-2018
Greatest Snowfall 25.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 12-09-2017
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• Flu, RSV and COVID continue to stress healthcare system [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• North Carolina keeps poultry farm locations secret. We mapped them anyway. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Man accused of mutilating a bear and her cubs in the NC mountains, officials say [Charlotte Observer]
• 11 charts that show how the economy is performing in Greensboro and North Carolina [Greensboro News and Record]
• Brasstown Ringers 2022 Holiday Schedule [Macon Media]
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 11 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for December 11th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 291 [Al Jazeera]
• LIVEBLOG: 291st day of Russian aggression against Ukraine [TVP World]
Russia's attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure - does strategic bombing ever work? | Perun
Timothy Snyder: Making of Modern Ukraine.Class 23. the Colonial, the Post-Colonial, the Global | Yale Courses
• Russian neo-nazi Wagner-linked militia calls to gather intel on Baltic States security [TVP World/a>]
• Ukraine deadliest for journalists as 67 killed worldwide in 2022 [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine may get a lifeline from a NATO fund that had been earmarked for Afghanistan [Politico]
• Explosion at Wagner Group HQ in Kadiivka [Ukrainska Pravda]
• Ukraine updates: Kherson marks 1 month since liberation [DW News]
• Ukrainian forces are preparing new counter-offensives: expert [TVP World/a>]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• US outlines position on Ukrainian strikes inside Russia [Al Jazeera]
• Russia's Belgorod submarine could deploy Poseidon nuclear vehicles off US coast [Russia Today]
• Military experts: Outcome of the special operation to be decided in winter [Pravda ]
• Russia-Donbass allied forces advance along engagement line — DPR official [TASS Russian News Agency]
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National and World News Roundup
• Iran Crisis Update, December 11 Understanding War] [PDF for December 9th]
• Several Iranian protesters at risk of imminent execution, rights groups say [France 24]
• Tehran Protest Youth Group Urges Coalition Of Opposition Abroad [Iran International]
• Homelessness Worsens in Older Populations as Housing Costs Take Toll [Wall Street Journal]
• Marjorie Taylor Greene says January 6 rioters ‘would’ve been armed’ if she had organised rally [The Independent via Yahoo! News]
• “We’re Coming for You”: Italy’s Neofascists Target Journalists as They Assume Power [The Intercept]
• Kansas residents hold their noses as crews mop up massive U.S. oil spill [Reuters]
• Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody [BBC News]
• Riyadh Says ‘All Bets Off' If Iran Gets Nuclear Weapon [Iran International]
• Revealed: group shaping US nutrition receives millions from big food industry [The Guardian]
• Solar power will beat out coal globally in 3 years: International Energy Agency [CBS News]
• Despite GOP criticism of the prisoner swap that freed Brittney Griner, Fiona Hill said Trump was 'not particularly interested' in freeing Paul Whelan [Yahoo! News]
Global National: Dec. 11, 2022 | RCMP visits BC non-profit amid Chinese interference probe
Nightly News Full Broadcast (December 11th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, December 11, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 4:46pm CET, 9 December 2022, there have been 98,072,469 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,074,367 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 December 2022, a total of 647,345,101 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 4:46pm CET, 9 December 2022, there have been 643,875,406 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,630,082 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 5 December 2022, a total of 12,998,974,878 vaccine doses have been administered.
TWiV Special: Bivalent boosters with Paul Offit | Microbe TV
• Too far? Elon Musk calls for Anthony Fauci to be ‘prosecuted’ [The London Economic]
• COVID-19 cases rose more than 50% in a week in Georgia, doctors warn [WSB-Tv (Atlanta, GA)]
• Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the 'tripledemic' rages [NPR]
• Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs [AP News]
• Beyond vaccine hesitancy: Understanding systemic barriers to getting vaccinated [The Conversation]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
NASA's Artemis 1 successfully splashes down | CBS Evening News
• NASA's Artemis I Mission Successfully Returns from the Moon [Scientific American]
• title [SOURCE]
• Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine’ [Quanta Magazine]
• Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars [Wired]
• Anti-Vaccine Discourse on Social Media: An Exploratory Audit of Negative Tweets about Vaccines and Their Posters [MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)]
• Catholic collective narcissism linked to acceptance of myths about child sexual abuse [PsyPost]
• NASA’s Orion spacecraft is about to face its final test—and it’s a big one [ARS TECHNICA]
• Poor software costs the US 2.4 trillion [Security Magazine]
• ChatGPT vs LaMDA [Analytics India Magazine]
• DeepMind created an AI tool that can help generate rough film and stage scripts [Engadget]
Semi-permanent links
• Fall of Civilizations #16. Bagan - City of Temples [Fall of Civilizations Podcast]
• 25 tips to help you prepare for the 2024 total solar eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
The Problem with Nuclear Fusion | Real Engineering
Century of Crisis - Why the 1300s Were the Worst - Medieval | Kings and Generals
UMC: Taiwan’s Other Semiconductor Giant | Asianometry
Somehow Every Computer Chip In The World Is Built By One Company | Joe Scott
Did New Horizons Detect Dark Matter Light? Excess Optical Light Mystery | Anton Petrov
Planetary Civil War |Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Why Google Is Merging Maps and Waze | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
TWiV 961: Chiara Mingarelli takes the pulse of the universe | Vincent Racaniello
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Russia's attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure - does strategic bombing ever work? | Perun
In its push towards Bakhmut the Russian military has reduced the city to ruins | DW News
Ukraine war: Antarctic scientists serving on front lines | Al Jazeera
Southern Ukraine hit by strikes from both sides of war | BBC News
Ukrainian forces attack occupied city of Melitopol | FRANCE 24 English
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On This Day
December 12th is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.
1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the 2nd state to ratify the US Constitution.
1862 – American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River.
1866 – Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
1915 – Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor.
1917 – Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
1935 – Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China.
1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
1939 – Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.
1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
1941 – The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
1945 – The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
1946 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
1956 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
1963 – Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
1969 – The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded.
1979 – The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.
1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
2001 – Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
2012 – North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.
2015 – The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, December 12, 2022
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. Back to Top
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