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169+ affected. 14 hospitalized. The Elk River chemical spill occurred on January 9, 2014, when crude 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM) was released from a Freedom Industries facility into the Elk River, a tributary of the Kanawha River, in Charleston in the U.S. state of West Virginia . The chemical spill occurred upstream from the principal ...
Climate change in West Virginia is an ongoing concern. Most of the state has warmed one-half to one degree Fahrenheit (0.28–0.56 °C) in the last century, and heavy rainstorms are becoming more frequent. [ 1] In the coming decades, a changing climate is likely to increase flooding, harm ecosystems, increase some health problems, and possibly ...
Environment of West Virginia. West Virginia is situated in the Appalachian Mountains, bounded by Allegheny Mountains to the east, Ohio river and its tributary Big Sandy River to the west and southwest and the Cumberland Mountains to the south. The environment of West Virginia encompasses terrain and ecosystems ranging from plateaus to mountains.
Deaths. 62 total. Property damage. $1.4 billion (1985 USD) [ nb 1] The 1985 Election Day floods — also known as the Killer Floods of 1985 in West Virginia [ 1] — produced the costliest floods in both West Virginia and Virginia in November 1985. The event occurred after Hurricane Juan, a tropical cyclone in the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season ...
U.S. Route 50 ( US 50) in West Virginia runs from the border with Ohio to Virginia, passing briefly through Garrett County, Maryland, and following the Northwestern Turnpike. Prior to the U.S. Highway System it was West Virginia Route 1 and in the 1930s, the road was not finished in Maryland. Today the section of US 50 from Clarksburg to ...
Projected effects of climate change. "Seventy years from now, temperatures are likely to rise above 95°F approximately 20 to 40 days per year in the southeastern half of Virginia, compared with about 10 days per year today. Warmer temperatures will increase the use of air-conditioning, which will increase electricity consumption".
Glenville, West Virginia. Location of Glenville in Gilmer County, West Virginia. / 38.93528°N 80.83722°W / 38.93528; -80.83722. Glenville is a town in and the county seat of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, [ 5] along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 1,128 at the 2020 census. [ 2]
HOT lanes. ← SR 94. → SR 96. Interstate 95 ( I-95) runs 179 miles (288 km) within the commonwealth of Virginia between its borders with North Carolina and Maryland. I-95 meets the northern terminus of I-85 in Petersburg and is concurrent with I-64 for three miles (4.8 km) in Richmond. Although I-95 was originally planned as a highway ...