First it was COVID-19, then news from Eastern Europe. Both overshadowed the problem that the world will have to deal with for a long time, and that’s climate change. In the southeastern parts of Georgia, the main worry is ocean-born storms and area flooding.
Column: When it rains, it really pours in North Georgia
![](https://gainesvilletimes.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2017/08/15/images/Rudi-Kiefer.max-1200x675.jpg)
![Rudi Kiefer](https://gainesvilletimes.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2017/08/15/images/Rudi-Kiefer.max-752x423.jpg)