Controlled burning, Hank Williams Jr.’s marriage: Down in Alabama

Enter your email to subscribe to the daily Down in Alabama newsletter:The science of controlled burning is well beyond “How many inches of rain did we get last month?” That’s a good thing in a state that has 23 million acres of timberland.that a recent planned burn at Gulf State Park was called off because of data gathered by technology from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

The school’s Earth System Science Center developed soil moisture and temperature sensors that measure moisture from the surface to around two feet underground. Associate State Climatologist Dr. Lee Ellenburg said the sensors can recognize quickly drying soil, which can indicate a falling water table and help predict future conditions.

The Alabama Forestry Commission takes into account how dry the soil is along with wind speed, rain and humidity over burn sites. Forestry Commission Fire Analyst Ethan Barrett said the data from the UAH technology gave them a warning two weeks out from the scheduled burn at Gulf State Park that otherwise might’ve been more dangerous than expected.According to some of the more recent CDC statistical trends, Alabama has a different leading type of cancer than the U.S.

Nationally, Breast cancer is the most diagnosed form of cancer. In Alabama, however, prostate cancer is the most common, with an estimated 5,320 new cases expected this year. Estimated deaths from prostate cancer this year is 540. Female breast cancer comes in second in Alabama, with an estimated 4,500 new cases coming this year. That’s followed closely by lung and bronchus cancer with an estimated 4,280 new cases. New cases of all types of cancers are expected to number 30,730, which puts us 23rd highest in the nation -- not far out of line for the 24th-most populated state.at Enon Baptist Church in South Alabama, just out of Louisville.Hank Jr.’s social-media marketing folks posted on the event.

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