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A person crossing the street in front of Philadelphia City Hall with snow on the ground.
Weather
6abc

Winter snow storm blankets Philadelphia region: See snowfall totals

The accumulating snow came to an end early Saturday morning but the fresh snow is making for a good sledding or skiing holiday weekend.

3 years ago

People walk during a winter snow storm in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
Weather
6abc

A Winter Storm Warning has been expanded to include the heart of the Delaware Valley

Snow develops between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., which will make for slippery conditions on the roads by Saturday morning.

3 years ago

A mix of snow, rain and gusty winds is expected to blanket the Northeast between Monday and Tuesday.(Weather Prediction Center/NOAA)
NPR
Weather

A nor’easter is coming for the Northeast, from Pennsylvania to Maine

The storm is forecast to bring snow, rain and gusty winds across the northeast leading up to Valentine's Day. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some places.

3 years ago

Rain water puddled inside Fort Mifflin
PlanPhilly
Weather

Extreme rain and rising tides threaten Philly’s Revolutionary War-era Fort Mifflin

Fort Mifflin sits right along the Delaware River. It’s one of many historic sites across the country at risk from climate change.

3 years ago

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Mayor Patrick Rosenello stands next to a destroyed section of sand dune in North Wildwood
Politics & Policy

New Jersey denies bulkhead for North Wildwood beach with wrecked sand dunes

On several occasions, North Wildwood carried out emergency repairs, including construction of an earlier bulkhead without approval from the state. 

3 years ago

In a photo from 1953, boys puff out their chests for the photographer on Grant Street Beach. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Beach body: Cape May shows off its scrapbook of a historically Black beach

The Carroll Gallery at the Emlen Physick estate displays family photos of Grant Street Beach, the city’s once-segregated beach.

3 years ago

Listen 1:36
3 miles of the Big Elk Creek, which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay at the Elk River, is part of the newly designate Big Elk Creek State Park in Chester County, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Pennsylvania park officials drop campground plans for Big Elk Creek State Park

DCNR officials say they’re focused on ecological restoration for Big Elk Creek State Park.

3 years ago

Listen 1:11
The object spotted in the Pacific Ocean by deep water equipment aligns with the size and shape of Earhart's aircraft.
NPR
Science

Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane possibly spotted in the Pacific by exploration team

Deep Sea Vision says its sonar image equipment spotted an object in the Pacific Ocean that closely resembles the shape and size of Amelia Earhart's aircraft.

3 years ago

Ships on the Delaware River with the bridge in the background
Science

‘An upward direction’ for the Delaware River: UPenn researchers recommend ways to make swimming safer

A 27-mile stretch of the Delaware River in the areas of Philadelphia and Camden is not safe for swimming. UPenn researchers evaluate how to improve water quality.

3 years ago

File photo: A North Atlantic right whale surfaces on Cape Cod Bay, in Massachusetts, on March 27, 2023.
Politics & Policy

U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms; firms swap wind leases

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released final plans to protect endangered North American right whales.

3 years ago

Local water officials and residents alike filled the conference room in West Whiteland and placed signs in the first few seats calling for an appeal of Act 12. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate committee scrutinizes water privatization in Philly suburbs

Critics of Act 12 say since its adoption in 2016, for-profit water companies have lured municipalities into massive deals at the expense of the ratepayer.

3 years ago

Listen 1:14
Hikers in Ridley State Park in Media, Pa.
Community

Pa. gives $400,000 to Delco playground, parks and trail projects

A Delco playground, a park and a trail will each be getting an allotment of the funding via the state’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program.

3 years ago

A cicada sheds its nymph shell in Chevy Chase, Md., during the emergence of Brood X in May 2021.
NPR
Science

Billions of cicadas will buzz this spring as two broods emerge at the same time

Billions of cicadas will emerge this spring across eastern and southern states as two broods arrive simultaneously for the first time in more than 200 years.

3 years ago

Blue Mountain 2
Community

After a two-year snow lull, Delaware Valley ski resorts are celebrating and opening more trails

Skiers, snowboarders and snow-tubers are hitting the slopes after the big snowstorm.

3 years ago

sledding
Community
Billy Penn

Philly’s snow emergency means it’s time to break out the homemade sleds

The creator of the Flexible Flyer was born here. But you don’t need one of those to hit the slopes.

3 years ago

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