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. The state has fourteen other cities with populations above 50,000 (based on 2017 U.S Census estimates) in descending order of size they are Augusta Columbus Macon Savannah Athens Sandy Springs Roswell Johns Creek Warner Robins Albany Alpharetta Marietta Smyrna and Valdosta, In 2008 approximately 83.3% of the population five years and older spoke only English at home which is roughly 4,125,000 people Over 436,000 people (8.8%) spoke Spanish at home giving Metro Atlanta the 15th highest number of Spanish speakers among American metropolitan areas (MSAs) Over 193,000 people (3.9%) spoke other Indo-European languages at home People who speak an Asian language at home numbered over 137,000 and made up 2.8% of the population. 1850 906,185 31.1% 7 Parks and recreational activities Atlanta has had its own professional ice hockey franchises both of which relocated after playing in Atlanta less than 15 years the National Hockey League (NHL) has had two Atlanta franchises: the Atlanta Flames began play in 1972 before moving to Calgary in 1980 while the Atlanta Thrashers began play in 1999 before moving to Winnipeg in 2011 Atlanta also had an Alliance of American Football team the Atlanta Legends which played in 2019 but the league's football operations were reportedly suspended and the team folded. 5.3 Industry Water is provided by various county and a few city systems Several of these systems actually serve parts of neighboring counties and cities as well the Cobb-Marietta Water Authority serves not only Cobb but also parts of neighboring Paulding and Cherokee counties for example During drought or other emergency cities and counties can enact outdoor water-use restrictions however some cross-jurisdiction water systems have also acted to put bans in place in late September 2007 the state Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources stepped-in with its first-ever ban covering most of the northern half of the state While surface water is by far the primary source of water for the region the drought had many systems (and a few wealthy homeowners) drilling new wells for ground water though the local water table is around 400 feet (120 m) deep on average, 5.3.5 Negative impacts Hurricane Opal brought sustained tropical storm conditions to the area one night in early October 1995 uprooting hundreds of trees and causing widespread power outages after soaking the area with rain for two days prior Since 1950 some metro counties have been hit more than 20 times by tornadoes with Cobb (26) and Fulton (22) being two of the highest in the state the Dunwoody tornado in early April 1998 was the worst tornado to have struck the area a tornado struck downtown Atlanta in March 2008 causing a half-billion dollars in damage one of the most expensive storms ever recorded anywhere.

Blizzard anticipated the Overwatch League would have a seven-figure payoff for the winning team at the end of a season the first shortened season of the League was expected to start in Q3 2017 with full seasons starting in 2018 with the League having half-year long seasonal breaks starting in Q4 of that year Prior to starting the League Blizzard planned to run a "combine," where players are invited to try out for guaranteed team contracts. The Georgia State Panthers representing Georgia State University field varsity teams in 16 sports also including football and basketball GSU like Georgia Tech located within Atlanta proper is currently in its second stint as a member of the Sun Belt Conference it had been a charter member of the league in 1976 but left in 1981 in 2013 GSU returned to the Sun Belt from the Colonial Athletic Association the Panthers play football at Georgia State Stadium which was originally built as Olympic Stadium for the 1996 Olympics before being converted to Turner Field a baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves, Fuchs lost control of the team in August 1935 and the new owners tried to change the team's image by renaming it the Boston Bees This did little to change the team's fortunes After five uneven years a new owner construction magnate Lou Perini changed the nickname back to the Braves He immediately set about rebuilding the team World War II slowed things down a little but the team rode the pitching of Warren Spahn to impressive seasons in 1946 and 1947. . .