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Climate change and extreme weather challenge communities to be resilient

10/5/17

Flooding in Texas and again in Louisiana, a category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic hammering Caribbean islands and Florida and, of course, memories of Sandy and Katrina place extreme weather events like hurricanes and the flooding, storm surge and winds that accompany them in the minds of people in the storms' paths, but also forefront in the minds of administrators, first responders, government officials and city planners.

Penn State faculty members to present findings on Hurricane Katrina devastation

10/26/15

The Department of African American Studies, in partnership with the College of the Liberal Arts, will present "Flooding the Promised Land: Ten Years After Katrina" at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in 151 Willard Building on the University Park campus. Five speakers representing five disciplines across the University, will analyze the lasting impact that Hurricane Katrina has had on New Orleans.

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Penn State researchers assess the impacts of changing weather on Pennsylvania

9/14/15

Penn State researchers assessed the effects of changing climate conditions on agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, water resources, forestry, energy and human health in the 2015 Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Update. Researchers also made recommendations to help Pennsylvanians prepare and respond.

Probing Question: How well do we predict floods?

9/27/11

When the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped more rain on the already saturated Northeast U.S., the result was the Susquehanna River's worst flooding in nearly 40 years. Given that floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States, could we be doing more to predict them and safeguard flood-prone communities?

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In wake of flooding, disinfect contaminated wells

9/15/11

The central and eastern parts of the state were saturated by frequent heavy rains in early August before being drenched by Hurricane Irene and then inundated by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. The resulting flooding could have contaminated many private water wells. Well owners should disinfect the water supplies before drinking water from them, according to a water-quality expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Hundreds if not thousands of water wells were flooded by the runoff from this latest storm," said Bryan Swistock, water resources extension specialist. "In addition to seeing flood water around their wells or springs, homeowners also might notice increased sediment in their water. Even after this goes away, bacteria still may contaminate the water supply."