tag | flooding

December 31, 2021 | 7:31 AM

Study: Flood risk rising across Pennsylvania as climate changes

Penn State research shows most cities and boroughs in the state are projected to face higher flood risks by the year 2099.

By Rachel McDevitt
September 13, 2021 | 11:16 AM

The federal government sells flood-prone homes to often unsuspecting buyers, NPR finds

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

By Huo Jingnan, Rebecca Hersher, Tegan Wendland, Steve Newborn and Daniel Rivero/NPR
September 9, 2021 | 10:54 AM

‘We lost everything’: Montco residents flock to resource center for help recovering from Ida

The remnants of Hurricane Ida pounded the region with heavy rain and fierce wind.

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

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September 7, 2021 | 5:29 AM

Climate change’s ‘fingerprint’ seen in Ida flooding, including in Pennsylvania

“(W)hen hurricanes occur the rainfall associated with them is more intense because of human-induced climate change and Ida will not be an exception."
By Reid Frazier
September 4, 2021 | 10:55 AM

As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?

Experts are examining warnings that were issued during recent flooding in the northeast

By Bobby Caina Calvan/The Associated Press
September 2, 2021 | 6:13 PM

Why was Ida so devastating as it flooded the Northeast?

“I know that today, many people in Pennsylvania are hurting. We experienced a historic storm here all across the commonwealth,” Gov. Tom Wolf said at a news conference Thursday. “A lot of Pennsylvanians will be dealing with very hard emotions today.

By Mallika Sen, Seth Borenstein/AP
July 15, 2021 | 11:14 AM

A study predicts record flooding in the 2030s, and it’s partly because of the moon

Researchers say high tide flooding in U.S. coastal regions will become more frequent in the mid-2030s because of climate change, amplified by a routine wobble in the moon’s orbit.

By Josie Fischels/NPR
July 13, 2021 | 10:26 AM

Flash flooding swamps parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey are facing another round of rain after they were swamped by a series of storms that the National Weather Service said caused a rare flash flood emergency. Forecasters say the storms dumped 6 to 10 inches of rain in just 3 to 4 hours, swelling the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Burlington County, New Jersey.

By The Associated Press
March 21, 2021 | 10:40 AM

California has a new idea for homes at risk from rising seas: Buy, rent, retreat

Coastal property owners continue to adapt

By Nathan Rott/NPR
September 8, 2020 | 7:54 AM

‘The river’s gonna seek its own course’: Experts take a new look at easing floods

As natural disasters get more intense, so does our vulnerability to them — and that vulnerability “makes managing and regulating these kind of events challenging.”
By Hannah Chinn/WHYY
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