The Pew Center on Global Climate Change reported in September2011 that the number of flood damages in the Northeast continues torise. In Wilkes-Barre PA 75000 people were evacuated as theSusquehanna River crested at a record of 42.7 feet. An estimated5400 homes and business suffered some sort of flood damage duringthat event and 124 sewage treatment plants were affected by theflood with 14 of them spilling raw sewage into waterways. Reportsindicate that mold infestation which can cause adverse healtheffects is now a major concern among residents in Pennsylvania andNew York. One organization the Pennsylvania Department ofEnvironmental Protection will be preparing a report for citizensin the affected areas on this issue. Write a four to eight (4-8)page paper in which you: