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

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May 1, 2026, 10:40 am320 ptsTop
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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