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Finding Einstein on the Enoree

Enoree River was difficult to find in the center of everything. I was a stone’s throw from the largest airport in Upstate South Carolina. In the distance, I could hear the interstate that binds the southeast, but I didn’t see anyone. All I saw were...

Episode Spotlight: On the Ground with Water Mission

From September 1st to September 3rd, 2019, Hurricane Dorian struck the Abaco Islands and the Grand Bahama Island. As a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of up to 185 miles per hour and storm surges of about 20 feet, Hurricane Dorian knocked out...

Episode Spotlight: Why We Still Need Physical Models

Do you remember your hardest class? Mine was Dr. Hayter’s Fluid Modeling class. I don’t remember the lectures, but I do remember the project. Our class had to survey a short section of a creek that ran through Clemson University. Afterward, we built...

Episode Spotlight on Mark Malsick

“Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall west of Mobile Bay last night like a disheveled sailor awash with beer and poor choices.”Mark Malsick, SCDNR, from one of his severe weather emails. Many in the Carolinas and throughout the world know Mark...

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