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News Articles: winter

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How much longer will GA suffer this bitter cold weather? Here’s the forecast

According to Georgia’s groundhog, we have six more weeks of winter, but what do weather experts say?

February 03, 2026
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By:
  • Sundi Rose and
  • The Ledger Enquirer
A resident in Kyiv, Ukraine, helps his 2-year-old daughter use a headlight during a power outage at their apartment amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Ukrainians are sharing hacks online on how to survive winter power cuts

After repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, Ukrainians face long outages during a cold winter at war. On social media, Ukrainians share tips for keeping warm at home.

January 26, 2026
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By:
  • Hanna Palamarenko
A Nashville Department of Transportation truck applies salt brine to a roadway on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the central and eastern United States over the weekend.

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  • Climate

How cuts to federal climate funds could threaten polar vortex research

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.

January 23, 2026
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks about the state's response to Hurricane Idalia on August 30, 2023.

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  • Weather

Gov. Brian Kemp tells Georgia to secure food and gas before forecasted winter storm

Governor Brian Kemp is warning Georgians to prepare for a significant winter storm this weekend. 

January 21, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Associated Press
Silverfish thrive in the winter. Active Pest Control

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Creepy silverfish thrive in winter in GA. Here’s how to keep them out of your home

Winter typically means no bugs, but one particular pest thrives in winter and will ruin your plans to stay pest-free. They are called silverfish, but they aren’t flapping fish. Rather, they are little slithering critters, ready to eat up anything and everything in your home.

January 08, 2026
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden and
  • The Telegraph
Georgia flu and RSV cases are on the rise, local doctors say. Vaccines, masking, and hand-washing can help prevent the illnesses. (Image Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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  • Health

Flu and RSV climb in Georgia as winter virus season starts slowly

Georgia’s winter respiratory virus season is off to a slow start, with COVID numbers low. But local doctors say they are seeing an uptick in flu and RSV cases, and they expect numbers to rise over the coming months.

December 10, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine and
  • Healthbeat
Falling and accumulating snow in Columbus, Georgia gave residents plenty of chances to find creative ways to have fun, inluding some who used kayaks as impromptu sleds in a median of Broadway in Columbus’ Historic District on January 21, 2025. Mike Haskey mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com

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  • Weather

Will GA get any snow this winter? Here are the latest Farmers Almanac and NOAA forecasts

Despite last year’s unusual snow-pocalypse, Georgia residents hoping for a white winter this year should manage expectations.

October 08, 2025
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By:
  • Sundi Rose and
  • The Ledger Enquirer
Nandina domestica’s red berries contain cyanide, which is often deadly for birds and pets. Scott Zona/ Courtesy of the NC Botanical Garden

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  • News

Is this common bush in your GA yard? It can kill birds & be toxic to pets, small children

Winter is often full of muted, dull colors and frigid temperatures. But one common yard bush brings the color back into the dreary season — though it's also toxic to certain wildlife and humans.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden
Frozen magnolia tree leaves in Savannah on Jan. 22, 2025, shortly following the city's first snowfall in seven years.

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  • Environment

Georgia's January cold spells could squash farmers' pest concerns come spring

Freezing temperatures can kill off dormant agricultural disease.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
A Person Holding a Thermometer. Pexels

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  • Health

Georgia reports first flu deaths of the season, but most data show declines in respiratory viruses

While the Georgia Department of Public Health recorded the first influenza deaths of the winter this month, many data indicate that flu and other respiratory illnesses are continuing to decline. 

January 27, 2025
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By:
  • Allen Siegler
The great snow storm of 1973 began February 9 and dumped fourteen inches of snow on Columbus, Georgia before it was over. This is a snowman on the grounds of First Baptist Church in Columbus. Ledger-Enquirer file photo

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  • News

Georgia colder than Alaska? These five winter wonderlands are warmer than here right now

Okay, Georgia, we have snow, and it’s colder here than it’s been in a very long time. These conditions are so unusual for us, it makes Southerners, unaccustomed to extreme winter weather, wonder just how bad we have it at the moment.

January 22, 2025
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By:
  • Sundi Rose
Winter 2025

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  • News

Georgia Today: Ga. braces for winter weather; Trial begins for former prosecutor; Savannah curfew

On the Tuesday, Jan. 21 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia braces for winter weather across the state; the trial begins for the former Georgia prosecutor accused of meddling in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial; and Savannah prepares for a curfew on late-night walking tours.

 

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Snow fell across northern Texas, including in Plano, Texas, Thursday as a major winter storm began moving across the southern U.S.

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  • National

Winter Storm Cora brings cold and snow to the Southern U.S.

A major winter storm is expected to be the biggest in years as cold air moves in from the Arctic bringing snow and frigid temperatures across 20 Southern States.

January 09, 2025
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By:
  • Nate Perez
People soak up the sun on deck chairs in the Allgäu region of southern Germany in 2020. Saturday is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

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  • National

Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year

Saturday marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. NPR has compiled plenty of expert tips for celebrating the solstice and weathering winter.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Do landlords have to provide AC and heat? Here’s what the law says. Canva

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  • News

Do landlords have to provide AC and heat for renters? Here’s what GA law says

Rent prices seem to be higher than ever right now. And with the need for AC during hot summers or heat in the frigid winter, your wallet may be feeling extra empty after bills are due. But what if you don’t have AC or heat in your rental? Is that illegal? Here’s what landlords lawfully have to provide tenants:

September 23, 2024
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By:
  • Chelsea Madden
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