(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 2015)
PHILADELPHIA — A federal report released this month, which used SEPTA as a case study for the nation’s transit systems, predicts that average temperatures in Philadelphia will rise by 3 to 6 degrees by 2050, with greater annual rainfall and more frequent “heavy precipitation events.” That means SEPTA can expect more flooding, sagging rail-power lines, mudslides, toppled trees, and washed-out rail beds.
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