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Deaths. 1. Non-fatal injuries. 0. On June 11, 2023,[1]a tanker truck carrying gasoline caught fire beneath the overpassthat carries Interstate 95(I-95) at the Pennsylvania Route 73(PA 73, Cottman Avenue) interchangein the Taconyneighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. The extreme heat caused the northbound lanes to collapse and damaged the ...
The January 2022 North American blizzard caused widespread and disruptive impacts to the Atlantic coast of North America from northern Delaware to Nova Scotia with as much as 2.5 feet (30 in) of snowfall, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding at the end of January 2022. Forming from the energy of a strong mid- to upper-level trough, the ...
The 2023 Delaware River chemical spill was a failure of equipment that occurred on March 24, 2023 at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical plant in Bristol, Pennsylvania in the United States, which resulted in a leak of between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and methyl methacrylate into Otter Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River.
Non-fatal injuries. 10. On March 24, 2023, [2] an explosion occurred at a chocolate factory operated by the R.M. Palmer Company in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Seven people died and ten were injured, including one rescued from rubble. [3] At around 4:57 p.m (EST), [4] it sent plumes of smoke into the air and shook houses.
Disaster politics is nothing new. Disaster politics are a staple of presidential politics, from the post-world war flu epidemic of 1918-1920 to the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Helene's aftermath for Friday, Oct. 4. For the latest news, view our updates file for Saturday, Oct. 5. ASHEVILLE, N.C. ‒ Rescue crews ...
During the evening of January 8 through January 9, a severe weather outbreak brought damaging winds and numerous tornadoes to the Southeastern and Eastern United States. On January 7, the Storm Prediction Center issued an enhanced risk for severe weather in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, including a 10% ...
In the northeastern U.S., snowfall totals were as much as 8.1 in (21 cm) in Pennsylvania, 5.1 in (13 cm) in Maryland, 8.5 in (22 cm) in Massachusetts, 10.6 in (27 cm) in Vermont and 7.1 in (18 cm) in New Hampshire. [1] As the storm began to exit the United States, it brought the fourth-highest high tide on record to Portland, Maine. [40]