Ben Reppert
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Aug 26, 2026
Is Flooding Getting Worse in Pittsburgh?
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Ben ReppertGUEST
Um, but when it comes to answering the question for any specific flood, it's always hard to say, you know, exactly it's because of how much rain fell with this or it's because of, you know, exactly where you, where you lived or how that water drained this time around.

Ben ReppertGUEST
And flooding is actually one of the only weather-related hazards that is killing more people today than it used to.

Ben ReppertGUEST
And so that also tells us that people, especially people in flood-prone areas, they don't understand their risk.

Ben ReppertGUEST
Um, you know, lightning deaths have been trending down for years, and they're now down to about 10 per year when they were once 40 to 50.
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7:03Megan HarrisHOST
Like, you know, I mean, I see flood warnings, for example, but, like, knowing that a flood warning is in your area when it's, like, a whole swath of the county, like, that doesn't tell me whether it's, like, my yard in the same way, right? Like, from your perspective, like, what can you see and be like, "You might be in a risky spot"?