When the leading repertory theater in the nation’s most important theater city after New York stages an ambitious new play about one of the greatest disasters in American history; when the play, ...
Flood disasters are almost invariably a combination of natural "Acts of God" and engineering failures. On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the catastrophic failure ...
Jul. 7—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Approximately 120 years ago, 112 miners walked into the Rolling Mill Mine portal on the hillside above Johnstown, but none returned home. An explosion caused by an open flame ...
On the night of July 10, 1902, James E. Roderick, who was then chief of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines, had recently arrived in Atlantic City, N.J., when he heard a newsboy on the boardwalk shouting ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – As the 48th anniversary of the 1977 Johnstown Flood is commemorated this weekend, thoughts are also with the victims of the recent flooding in central Texas. More than 140 fatalities ...
Monday marked the 132nd anniversary of the Johnstown flood. When the South Fork dam breached -- 20 million tons of water rushed 14 miles down the valley at a speed of approximately 40 miles an hour.
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania is no stranger to natural disasters. Fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and snowstorms can all be deadly and cause massive amounts of property damage. But which of these ...
On the night of July 10, 1902, James E. Roderick, who was then chief of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines, had recently arrived in Atlantic City, N.J., when he heard a newsboy on the boardwalk shouting ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Emergency officials rushed to evacuate about 3,000 people below a dam near Johnstown on Wednesday after hours of heavy rains triggered plans to ensure the safety of downstream ...
Hospitals and emergency transport crews frequently prepare and practice for emergencies, whether it’s a mass shooting, natural disaster or a pandemic. More than 100 UCHealth physicians, nurses, EMS ...
JOHNSTOWN — On the night of July 10, 1902, James E. Roderick, who was then chief of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines, had recently arrived in Atlantic City, N.J., when he heard a newsboy on the ...
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