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When the Schuylkill swallowed the city: Lessons from Hurricane Ida's historic flood

When the Schuylkill swallowed the city: Lessons from Hurricane Ida's historic flood
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New Penn research shows that Hurricane Ida wasn't a once-in-a-century anomaly but a preview of how climate change, urbanization, and aging infrastructure are rewriting flood risk.

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