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What Bucks County homeowners can do now to protect property from floods. Pennsylvania Insurance Department Commissioner Michael Humphreys said less that 1% of all homeowners have flood insurance ...
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.
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.
In Pennsylvania, the government also condemned most of the historic Cornplanter Tract, a grant made by the state legislature to Cornplanter after the Revolutionary War to him and his heirs "forever." The area included an historic cemetery containing the remains of Cornplanter and 300 descendants and followers, as well as a state memorial ...
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]
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 ...
A flood watch has been issued for Adams, Lebanon and York counties as heavy rain is expected to fall this weekend. The National Weather Service says that the area could receive anywhere from 1.5 ...
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