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  2. Conemaugh Dam - Wikipedia

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    The dam is one of 16 flood control structures in the Corps' Pittsburgh District. [2] With a capacity of 355,000 acre-feet (438,000 dam 3), the lake is usually kept at a much lower level of 5,140 acre-feet (6,340 dam 3), to accommodate flash floods. [1] Water is released as quickly as possible while not exacerbating flooding conditions downstream.

  3. How Cities Are Using Nature-Based Solutions to Tackle Floods

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    Climate change is already making extreme flooding more frequent and intense and by 2050 100-year flood events are projected to occur at least twice as frequently as today across 40% of the planet.

  4. COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in March 2020. As of October 7, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed 1,464,264 cumulative cases and 29,814 deaths in the state. [1]

  5. Climate change in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Delaware River flood blocking Route 6 Casselman wind farm. The EPA reports that sea level is rising more rapidly along Pennsylvania's shoreline than in most coastal areas because the Delaware Valley is sinking. If the oceans and atmosphere continue to warm, the tidal portion of the Delaware River is likely to rise one to four feet in the next ...

  6. PA creates flood mitigation task force. What it will do, and ...

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    Governor Josh Shapiro, center, joined by local elected official to ceremonially sign House Bill 735 on Monday, Dec. 4 2023. HB 735 establishes the Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force.

  7. List of flooded towns in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Adamsville, never rebuilt after being largely destroyed by a flood. Alamo Crossing, Submerged in Alamo Lake. [7] Aubrey Landing, flooded during the formation of Lake Havasu. [8] Castle Dome Landing, submerged in Martinez Lake. [9] [10] Colorado City, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862; La Laguna, the former site is underneath Mittry Lake.

  8. MAP: See when the coronavirus outbreak will peak in ... - AOL

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    Due to different peaks across the country, coastal cities may experience another wave of coronavirus infections after their first one. Due to different peaks across the country, coastal cities may ...

  9. Floods in the United States (2000–present) - Wikipedia

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    The June 23, 2016 flooding in West Virginia was one of the deadliest floods in state history, and deadliest flash flood in U.S. history since the 2010 Tennessee Floods. The flooding was caused by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall over a 12-hour period. 23 people perished from the floods, and hardest hit counties included Greenbrier, Kanawha, Jackson ...