The Pew Center on Global Climate Change reported in
September 2011 that the number of flood damages in the Northeast continues to
rise. In Wilkes-Barre, PA, 75,000 people were evacuated as the Susquehanna
River crested at a record of 42.7 feet. An estimated5, 400 homes and business
suffered some sort of flood damage during that event, and 124 sewage treatment
plants were affected by the flood, with 14 of them spilling raw sewage into
waterways. Reports indicate that mold infestation, which can cause adverse health
effects, is now a major concern among residents in Pennsylvania and New York.
One organization, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will
be preparing a report for citizens in the affected areas on this issue. Write a
four to eight (4-8) page paper.
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