Winter is here, and an Arctic hammer is on its way. When Southerners hear the word “snow,” we tend to rush to the store to stock up on milk and bread, a longstanding joke across the South as meteorologists report…
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A Day in the Life: Dennis Cavanaugh, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Even as a child, Dennis Cavanaugh has always had his eyes on the skies. Growing up in northern Ohio, Cavanaugh had an interest in weather because of the lake effect snow storms that often dropped a foot of snow overnight…
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Entergy Arkansas Working Quickly to Restore Power
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA line of storms Sunday evening brought lightning strikes and damaging winds into the state and interrupted service to over 62,000 customers in several Entergy Arkansas communities — locations that were battered just last week, as well as other more…
This April issue of Arkansas Money & Politics went to press the week after the March 31 tornado touched down in west Little Rock and shot across the river to do more damage. These days, especially, it’s not unusual to…
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Bear Den Survey Shows Effects of Arkansas Summer Drought
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA survey of bear dens in Arkansas was recently completed by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and the results have shown that last summer’s drought has had some lingering effects on the state’s bear population. Each year, Large Carnivore…
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Preparing for Another Round of Storms in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAfter an EF-3 tornado touched down in central Arkansas on Friday, March 31, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging those local to the Little Rock metropolitan area to prepare for severe weather threats on Tuesday, April 4. According…
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Climate Change: A Supermarket Struggle?
We’ve gotten accustomed to being able to find the foods we want no matter the season. Does our picky toddler request strawberries in the dead of winter? No problem. Can we make a recipe that calls for butternut squash in…
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March 18 PBS ‘Good Roots’ Examines Unpredictable Weather Impact on Farming in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPBS series “Good Roots” will examine how Arkansas’ unpredictable weather can have dramatic impacts on farming, and in turn, farmers’ livelihoods, in a new segment airing Friday, March 18, during “Arkansas Week” at 7:30 p.m. on Arkansas PBS. A livestream…
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The Business Behind The Storms: It’s Tornado Season, And Arkansas Now Sits On The Bullseye
These are just a handful of the items that Arkansas Money & Politics readers say they keep closeby and in mind during severe weather season. • Bicycle helmets • Identification • Power banks • Generators • Insurance • Storm shelters …
State office buildings have been closed on Thursday, Feb. 11, by order of Gov. Asa Hutchinson. State employees have been directed to telework during the closures. However, Hutchinson also enables Cabinet secretaries, who oversee the various state departments, to “implement…