The Pittsburgh Urban Flooding Journal
Chronicling the stories behind flooding in the Pittsburgh region.
Author’s Note: This is the sixth part in a series of blog posts looking at the historical big picture of modern day urban flooding and the importance of trees. Go here for part one, two, three, four, and five. Read this blog post on why I’ve decided to take on this project. Jobs. American jobs. Right here in America. Jobs. If …
Continue reading “History of Modern Urban Flooding – Rise and Fall of the Trees (Part 6)”
A couple weeks back a major ground breaking, epic, awe inspiring, kind-of-a-big-deal on the level of Ron Burgundy national flooding report was released. The report is titled: The First National Flood Risk Assessment – Defining America’s Growing Risk. You can find numerous articles from reputable news organizations like USA Today, Washington Post, and New York …
Continue reading “Let’s talk flood mapping. It’s really important.”
It was not a fun filled Friday yesterday for many. Yesterday evening two lines of severe thunderstorms passed through Allegheny County resulting in numerous flooding reports. I haven’t found any first hand videos yet on local news or Youtube. Below are the rainfall totals and the rainfall animation showing the movement of the thunderstorms. Results …
Author’s Note: This is the fifth part in a series of blog posts looking at the historical big picture of modern day urban flooding and the importance of trees. Go here for part one, two, three, and four. Read this blog post on why I’ve decided to take on this project. By the mid 1600s the English colonies of North …
Continue reading “History of Modern Urban Flooding – Rise and Fall of the Trees (Part 5)”
Author’s Note: This is the fourth part in a series of blog posts looking at the historical big picture of modern day urban flooding and the importance of trees. Go here for part one, part two, and part three. Read this blog post on why I’ve decided to take on this project. When the first waves colonists …
Continue reading “History of Modern Urban Flooding – Rise and Fall of the Trees (Part 4)”
The Spring of 2020 is a chapter in our story that will be remembered, studied, and written about for a long time. It feels like we are all living in a very important moment. A moment when the marginalized people of this nation collectively all stood up and said “Enough. This system is broke.” Normally …
Continue reading “The Social Inequities and Injustices of Urban Flooding”
Author’s Note: This is the third part in a series of blog posts looking at the historical big picture of modern day urban flooding and the importance of trees. Go here for part one and here for part two. Read this blog post on why I’ve decided to take on this project. As discussed in part two, …
Continue reading “History of Modern Urban Flooding – Rise and Fall of the Trees (Part 3)”
Author’s Note: This is the second part in a series of blog posts looking at the historical big picture of modern day urban flooding and the importance of trees. Go here for part one. Read this blog post on why I’ve decided to take on this project. Human behavior is often dictated by surrounding conditions imposed on …
Continue reading “History of Modern Urban Flooding – Rise and Fall of the Trees (Part 2)”
Author’s Note: This is the first part in a series of blog posts looking at the historical big picture of modern day urban flooding. Read this blog post why I’ve decided to take on this project. Yesterday was the 148th anniversary of Arbor Day and I figure there’s no better time to kick this off. …
Continue reading “History of Modern Urban Flooding – Rise and Fall of the Trees (Part 1)”
It is an extraordinary and difficult time for nearly everyone for sure. A moment, when that last little bit of lingering cigarette smoke has finally cleared from the room, that everyone will remember. Unfortunately the cigarette smoke was not from some great one-off all night house party. That cigarette smell is from your Uncle Hal’s …
Continue reading “Some thoughts on COVID-19, Flooding Season, and Pittsburgh”
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