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Tag: After Irene

This 2021 series features reflections and lessons from the historic flooding of Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011.

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Experts expect climate change to cause more flooding in Vermont. Is the state ready?

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton August 29, 2021, 9:00 amSeptember 9, 2021, 11:22 am
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After Irene: In Rochester, Tropical Storm Irene helped alert the state to the severity of the opioid crisis

by Grace Benninghoff August 27, 2021, 11:16 amAugust 27, 2021, 11:19 am
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After Irene: To the rescue in Pittsfield, ‘Because we are Vermonters. That’s why!’

by Sophia McDermott-Hughes August 26, 2021, 11:51 amAugust 27, 2021, 4:39 pm
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VIDEO: 10 years after Irene, Waterbury potter still dreams of water

by Riley Robinson August 25, 2021, 11:10 amAugust 25, 2021, 11:11 am
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After Irene: In Waterbury, Irene’s devastation gave some ‘a reason to start over’

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson August 25, 2021, 10:47 amAugust 25, 2021, 11:23 am
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After Irene: Greg Joly, the wandering scout of Jamaica

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton August 24, 2021, 1:41 pmAugust 24, 2021, 1:41 pm
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After Irene: In South Royalton, reflections on what was lost, and how people came together

by Ashley DeLeon August 23, 2021, 1:03 pmAugust 23, 2021, 1:04 pm
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What Tropical Storm Irene can teach Vermont 10 years later

by Kevin O'Connor August 22, 2021, 9:00 amAugust 21, 2021, 6:36 am

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