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BGE officials voice support for some burying of power lines
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. officials told state energy regulators Thursday that major changes to the electricity grid, including burying some power lines and more aggressively trimming trees, are needed to prevent long-term outages like the one that...Tags: New Products, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Red Cross offers flooding tips as Isaac's remnants soak the region
The remnants of Isaac are still causing heavy rainfall in our area and flash flood warnings have been issued.
The Red Crossoffers the following flood safety tips: •
- People should listen to weather reports for updates and stay alert for extended...Tags: Floods, Weather Warnings, Conservation, First Aid, Tropical Storms
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Are we ready for the next big storm?
It's been a quiet hurricane season in the Lehigh Valley so far, but forgetting about the devastation that the big storms can cause might add up to a gloomy forecast for the future. It was almost exactly a year ago that Hurricane Irene knocked the...Tags: Lehigh County, Monroe County (Florida), Allentown, Emergency Incidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Oh, Irene, You Taught Us Well
The Hartford CourantAs you get older, time tends to get away from you. Mostly, it accelerates. Usually this is not good: It can't be time for another colonoscopy, can it? I was thinking about this — time, not colonoscopies — Tuesday morning as I stood at...Tags: Colonoscopy, Long Island, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricanes, Natural Disasters
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Could "Isaac" bring beneficial rain to southwest Virginia?
Could "Isaac" bring the rain we need to make up for the 5" to 8" rainfall deficits in parts of the region? At this point, it's a long shot. However, if you look at a few of the forecast models, it's still a remote possibility. The storm is forecast to...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters
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Bay's 'dead zone' smaller this year so far
The "dead zone" that forms every spring in the Chesapeake Bay is smaller than average so far this year, state officials report. Water sampling done in early June by the Department of Natural Resources found dissolved oxygen levels too low to be...Tags: Annapolis, Foods and Beverages, Seafood, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Tropical Storms
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Start of Hurricane Season Brings Reminder to Prepare for Emergencies, Consider Flood Insurance
With the Atlantic hurricane season now under way, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency reminds residents to always be prepared for the possibility of severe weather. "Last year, the remnants of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee brought...
Tags: Insurance, Floods, Meteorological Disasters, First Aid, Tropical Storms
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Power outage backlash
Even before the Public Service Commission has heard a single hour of testimony about the response by Pepco and Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. to the recent derecho storm that knocked out power to more than a million Marylanders, the verdict is in — at...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Punishment, Civil and Public Service, Government
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Magnitude of Friday's storm shocked meteorologists, utility workers
As of midday Friday, forecasters at the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va., were uncertain that the Baltimore area would see any thunderstorms at all later in the evening.
Without a cold front or a low-pressure system in place, they lacked the...Tags: Weather Warnings, Weather, Meteorological Disasters, Baltimore Weather, Weather Reports
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Habitat work underway on Pa. State Game Lands
Lehigh Valley WildJerry Feaser of the Pennsylvanai Game Commission reports the following: As Pennsylvania hunters and trappers begin purchasing their 2011-12 licenses (as of Monday, June 11), Pennsylvania Game Commission teams of land managers, foresters and Food and Cover... -
Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Viola Davis, Values, Neil Patrick Harris, Newspaper and Magazine, Advertising
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More than 300,000 still without power after deadly storm
A deadly storm, fueled by extreme heat and humidity, left Maryland in a state of emergency that continued Sunday, with hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power, with some residents expected to remain in the dark over the next week.
The...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Anne Arundel County, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Barack Obama
Sep 13, 2012
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