The Pittsburgh region is the most landslide-prone region in the state. The soft “Pittsburgh red beds” are notoriously unstable when wet, and the name Monongahela is believed to be derived from a Native American word meaning “river with the sliding banks.” Houses and infrastructure are built on a precarious quagmire of steep slopes and soft earth.
As climate change looms, more extreme rainfall threatens to intensify that instability, threatening lives and property. Read the story now.
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