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The Tidal Basin in Washington overflows the banks with the rain from Tropical Storm Ophelia, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flooding warning for the area.
Weather

Weakening Ophelia still poses a risk of coastal flooding and heavy rain in some parts of the U.S.

As Ophelia weakened, a new tropical storm named Philippe was brewing in the Atlantic.

3 days ago

This before and after photo shows the clear-cutting of a once-forested area near Rehoboth Beach
Community

43,000 acres of forest cleared for development in Sussex County. Without legal protections, woodlands are vanishing

Unlike nearby jurisdictions, Delaware’s most rural and southernmost county has no requirement to preserve trees.

1 week ago

A wooded area in Centre County. (Georgianna
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation industry now has a direct line to state government

The new Office of Outdoor Recreation has a $422,000 operating budget, so officials say the key to its success will be building relationships rather than lavish funding.

2 weeks ago

Hurricane Lee is currently moving at a very slow forward pace, but the storm is expected to turn northward and gradually accelerate later this week.
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Weather

Hurricane Lee, now very large, is raising wind and surf dangers along the East Coast

As of early Tuesday afternoon, Lee was packing 115 mph winds and moving west-northwest at a virtual crawl of just 6 mph.

2 weeks ago

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Lee, right, in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at 4:50 p.m. EDT. Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane.
Weather
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Rip currents, minor flooding expected at Jersey Shore from Hurricane Lee

As Hurricane Lee makes its way north, forecasters are watching for impacts on the Jersey Shore this week.

2 weeks ago

Meet the comet Nishimura.
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How to see a newly-discovered green comet this week, before it vanishes for 400 years

A newly-discovered green comet is zipping by Earth and is now visible for the first time since before Galileo invented his telescope.

2 weeks ago

A person walks along the Schuylkill River Trail near the Manayunk Canal, as seen from above.
Community

Portion of Schuylkill River Trail near Manayunk to close Monday for restoration project

The city of Philadelphia is working to restore the connection between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River.

3 weeks ago

This National Hurricane Center graphic, produced at 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, shows the projected path and strengthening of Tropical Storm Lee as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean
NPR
Weather

Tropical Storm Lee will soon be a major hurricane — with 150 mph winds or more

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Lee is forecast to strengthen rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" major hurricane this weekend.

3 weeks ago

Jason Hoover on his front porch with various mesh cages
Community

For Wilmington neighbors, raising an endangered species is a ‘saving us’ project

Jason Hoover sought to unite his enclave around the stunning creature. “Now we have this huge group of people that meet and geek out about butterflies.”

3 weeks ago

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Two kids walk under an umbrella
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Heat Advisory remains in effect as late-summer heat grips Philly

The NWS recommends that people stay indoors and check on older relatives and neighbors.

3 weeks ago

People fishing
PlanPhilly
Community

‘It’s a bonding thing’: Free festival aims to get Philadelphians into fishing

The annual Philly Fun Fishing Fest is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 9 along the Schuylkill River.

3 weeks ago

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Julie Smith outside her home in Media, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

First annual EcoFest is coming to Media Borough

Transition Town Greater Media is hosting its first annual EcoFest on Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Park in Media Borough.

3 weeks ago

Plants and flowers are shown near a building in a garden
Urban Planning

Delaware Nature Society receives federal dollars for Wilmington pollinator gardens

As the impacts from climate change loom, the Delaware Nature Society hopes community gardens can mitigate heat and stormwater.

4 weeks ago

a dog running in a park
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s FDR Park gets federal grant for stream and wetland restoration

$1.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help fund work in the natural areas of FDR Park, part of a $250 million park renovation.

4 weeks ago

Philadelphia schools Superintendent Tony Watlington reads to a group of third graders at Fanny Coppin Elementary School to kick off the districts ''20 in 20'' reading initiative. Third graders are encouraged to read 20 books in 20 weeks using materials provided by the district. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Studio 2

Philly Schools Chief Tony Watlington, A New I-95 ‘Cap’ Park, Trivia & Things to Do

Kids in Philadelphia go back to school next week. We talk with Superintendent Tony Watlington. Plus, the I-95 cap park project and the best events happening all weekend long.

Air Date: August 31, 2023 12:00 pm

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