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The GMC Dealership in Bensalem, Pa., suffered major damage due to a tornado that touched down on the evening of Thursday, July 29, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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Businesses and residents reeling in aftermath of tornadoes, floods

There were a dozen or so injuries reported around the Bensalem area after the tornadoes. Hopewell Township in Mercer County was also among the hardest hit in N.J.

4 years ago

Storm damage (6ABC)
Environment
6ABC

Storm leaves path of destruction after ‘dangerous tornado’ hits Philadelphia region

A line of severe weather spawned multiple tornado warnings across the Philadelphia region on Thursday night.

4 years ago

A Tornado Watch weather map
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

AccuWeather Alert: Tornado Watch issued for Philadelphia region

An AccuWeather Alert is in place for today as strong thunderstorms are expected to move through the region this afternoon through this evening.

4 years ago

Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community
National
Public Safety

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West

More than 85 large wildfires were burning around the country, most of them in Western states, and they had burned over 1.4 million acres.

4 years ago

Gas drilling site
Environment

Parts of Pa. got hazy because of intense western wildfires. It could happen more often

Recent air quality alerts in Pennsylvania that were caused by pollution from wildfires in the western United States and Canada could become more frequent with climate change.

4 years ago

Aa car is pictured in heavy floodwaters
Billy Penn

1,000-year storm? In 1982, Northeast Philly saw even more intense rainfall than last week

“Thousand-year” means a weather event has a 0.1% chance of occurring annually — but with climate change, flood frequency is growing.

4 years ago

Trees crushed the playset of Chris Burke and Christina Lennon in Flourtown. (Courtesy of Burke and Lennon)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Montco grapples with road closures and power outages after being walloped by rain, windstorm

East Norriton, Whitpain, Whitemarsh, Springfield, Cheltenham, and Abington Townships were most impacted by the storm.

4 years ago

Houses are pictured amid heavy floodwaters.
Housing
Pennsylvania

‘It’s honestly devastating’: Bucks County dries off and starts to repair after 100-year flood

Officials put more than $1.2 million from the Bucks Emergency Rental Assistance program into the Bucks County Opportunity Council and the local chapter of the YWCA.

4 years ago

An overhead view of destroyed houses in Erftstadt-Blessem
Environment
International
Public Safety

Merkel tours ‘surreal’ flood scene, vows climate action as death toll surpasses 180

“It is shocking — I would almost say that the German language barely has words for the devastation that has been wreaked,” Merkel said at a news conference.

4 years ago

Streets and homes flooded in Newport Beach, Calif., during a high tide in July 2020. So-called sunny day floods are getting more common in coastal cities and towns as sea levels rise due to climate change. (Matt Hartman/AP)
NPR
Environment
Infrastructure
Sustainability

There’s not a cloud in the sky, but your house could still be underwater

Coastal neighborhoods around the U.S. are seeing a steady increase in high tide flooding, as sea level rise accelerates and sends seawater into homes, sewers and streets.

4 years ago

Aa car is pictured in heavy floodwaters
Environment
Public Safety

Bucks County declares emergency to help residents affected by ‘100-year’ flood

Bucks County Commissioners approved an emergency declaration to help residents impacted by the “100-year” storm that hit parts of the Philadelphia suburb earlier this week.

4 years ago

The sun sets behind power lines in Los Angeles in September.
(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Environment
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Extreme heat is worse for low-income, nonwhite Americans, a new study shows

The journal Earth's Future provides one of the most detailed looks to date at how differences in heat extremes break down along racial and socioeconomic lines.

4 years ago

A Bucks County resident observes the aftermath of flooding at his residence.
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Officials in Burlington, Bucks counties assess storm damage

Known for his criminal justice work in the community, Wayne Jacobs is asking for help.

4 years ago

Houses are pictured amid heavy floodwaters.
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
6ABC

Part of Philadelphia region hit with ‘100-year flood,’ National Weather Service says

The torrential rain flooded neighborhoods throughout Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The areas greatest impacted by the storm received 6"-10" of rain in around 3-4 hours.

4 years ago

A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire from spreading to neighboring homes
Environment
National
Public Safety

Wildfires rage as West Coast grapples with heat wave, drought

A large swath of the West baked during the weekend in triple-digit temperatures that were expected to continue into the start of the work week.

4 years ago

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