[net-gold] UNITED STATES: CITIES: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND : ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS: Climate Change is Here [Editorial]
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UNITED STATES: CITIES: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND :
ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS:
Climate Change is Here [Editorial]
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Climate Change is Here [Editorial]
Our view: Latest report underscores what Baltimoreans already know severe
weather is taxing America's aging infrastructure as global warming worsens
May 06, 2014
Baltimore Sun
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-05-06/news/bs-ed-climate-
20140506_1_national-climate-assessment-climate-change-climate-scientists
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No matter who or what is ultimately deemed responsible for last week's
dramatic landslide that caused a major portion of East 26th Street to
collapse onto adjoining CSX tracks, it's clear that unusually heavy rains
played a role. The hillside was destabilized, at least in part, by a
torrential downpour that brought as much rain in a few days as Baltimore
normally sees in the entire month of April.
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What's worrisome is that this vulnerability a city's aging infrastructure
pitted against unusually severe weather is likely to become an even
greater problem in the future. At least that's one of the concerns raised
this week by the National Climate Assessment, which found that climate
change is already having an adverse impact on the nation.
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The government report released Tuesday singles out the Northeast, Maryland
included, as particularly vulnerable because of the combination of aging
infrastructure and heavy rains. Between 1958 and 2010, the region has
witnessed a 70 percent increase in the amount of precipitation falling in
the heaviest precipitation events, defined as 1 percent of daily events.
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In other words, it isn't that the Northeast is getting more rain, it's
that the storms delivering that rain are much more severe. Last week's
disaster in Charles Village illustrates the consequences. But it isn't
just about the rare retaining wall here or steep hillside there. Flash
flooding from storms like Hurricane Irene in 2011 can shut down subway
systems, wash out roads and bridges, undermine railroads, cause widespread
bacterial contamination and leave millions without power.
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Those accustomed to thinking about climate change as a distant, or even
semi-distant future event measured in centimeters of sea level rise or
feet of melting glaciers, may find the report jarring.
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Don't count on CSX for help in landslide's aftermath [Letter]
May 06, 2014
Balitimore Sun
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-05-06/news/bs-ed-street-
landslide2-20140506_1_landslide-thomas-viaduct-charles-village
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As a resident of the Relay/St. Denis community in Halethorpe and a member
of the Relay Improvement Association, I was interested to read your recent
article about the CSX railroad and the destruction on Charles Village's
26th Street ("Deluge causes landslide in Charles Village, floods roadways
across state," May 1).
If the residents of 26th Street or the citizens of Baltimore expect
anything from the CSX Corporation, they are wasting their time. We have
been fighting this railroad for nearly 25 years while the Thomas Viaduct
across the Patapsco River continues to deteriorate. After many letters and
several meetings with representatives of the CSX Corporation over the
years, the answer is always no. The company only cares about how much
freight it can haul.
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CSX, city already footing landslide bills, though responsibility remains
unclear: City says cost of assisting residents is a 'moving target'
May 05, 2014
By Kevin Rector
The Baltimore Sun
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-05-05/news/
bs-md-initial-landslide-costs-20140505_1_railroad-landslide-csx-crews
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The initial cleanup of a landslide that spilled half a city block onto CSX
Transportation tracks in Charles Village last week was paid for by the
railroad. The city, meanwhile, issued hotel and grocery vouchers to
displaced residents and began processing claims for damaged property,
including the eight parked vehicles damaged in the wall collapse.
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While Baltimore officials and CSX executives have yet to say who will
cover the costs of replacing the century-old retaining wall and returning
East 26th Street to livability for residents, both have begun paying bills
associated with the sudden infrastructure failure.
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"The Administration's bottom line is that regardless who shares ultimate
responsibility, we know it's not the residents, so we aren't going to have
them be in limbo if we can help it," Kevin Harris, a spokesman for Mayor
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, said in an email.
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Harris said costs to date aren't available, and Gary Sease, a CSX
spokesman, said in an email that the "costs of removing the soil and
debris from the rail line are still being tabulated."
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Where the property line falls between the city street and the railroad
right-of-way and what besides heavy rain might have caused the collapse
could be factors in determining responsibility, and officials said they
are looking into those issues.
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City Hall Notebook: Mayor Has The Ball On Street Collapse
By P. Kenneth Burns
WYPR
http://news.wypr.org/post/
city-hall-notebook-mayor-has-ball-street-collapse
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ity Council members may be angered by the collapse last week of a Charles
Village street onto CSX Transportation tracks, but they say theyll let
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake handle the problem.
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The mayors staff has been working with CSX officials to evaluate the unit
block of East 26th Street as well as the safety of other CSX properties
around the city. Meanwhile, the city has issued hotel and grocery
vouchers to the 40 or so people forced out of their homes by the land
slide.
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In addition, spokesman Kevin Harris said Rawlings-Blake has ordered that
we expedite the claims process for damaged property to avoid leaving city
residents in limbo.
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CSX is already getting the blame from Councilman Carl Stokes, who
represents that section of Charles Village.
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In the last three or four years that Ive been back [on the council] the
residents have complained about the sinking earth and crack in the
retaining wall, said Stokes adding he has sent complaints about the street
to the city and CSX.
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Stokes said CSX claims they have maintained the area properly. He and the
residents dispute that.
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Emergency construction underway on new, modern retaining wall after
landslide
City pushing ahead to replace collapsed century-old stone wall even though
costs haven't been determined
By Kevin Rector
7:55 p.m. EDT, May 6, 2014
Baltimore Sun
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/
bs-md-retaining-wall-replacement-20140506,0,206703.story
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"This is an emergency. It wasn't anything we planned for or anything that
was projected. It was something we had to do," Barnes said. "We don't have
any final numbers yet. Our job is to restore the neighborhood. We need to
do whatever we need to do."
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Jack Temple, who lives at the corner of East 26th and St. Paul, said
residents were told at an informational meeting Sunday that "barring
setbacks," the project could take as little as three weeks, far shorter
than the 40 days they were told they might be displaced from their homes.
In the meantime, Temple who said he "absolutely" appreciates the quick
start to repairs is staying in a Towson hotel room provided by the city.
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The city is proceeding with the work despite questions about who may be
responsible for the accident, which sent the masonry wall, tons of earth
and asphalt as well as eight cars tumbling onto the railroad tracks below.
The city and CSX Transportation, which owns the tracks, have tussled in
the past about who is responsible for maintaining the walls.
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Bryan Rhode, CSX's regional vice president for state government affairs,
said in a statement that the city is "leading the efforts in stabilizing
the site, supporting the needs of residents and developing plans for
reconstruction," and that the railroad is "grateful and supportive of the
city's actions in focusing on those immediate requirements."
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Neither city nor railroad officials have answered questions about where
the company's right-of-way ends along East 26th Street or who had
responsibility for the wall.
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Home > News > Baltimore Crime Beat
Baltimore police hotline number connects callers to adult chat
Toll-free number for internal investigations instead goes to 'America's
hottest talk line'
By Colin Campbell,
The Baltimore Sun
6:44 p.m. EDT, May 6, 2014
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/
bs-md-ci-police-sex-line-20140506,0,5534853.story
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A phone number for filing complaints about Baltimore police officers
connected callers instead to an adult chat line advertising "hot ladies"
this week.
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The toll-free, 800 number that was listed on the site as of Tuesday
morning was supposed be a 24-7 hotline for an internal investigations
detective. But that's not what greeted callers.
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"Welcome to America's hottest talk line," a recorded female voice says.
"Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk with you."
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The web page is dated April 28, 2008 at 4:24 a.m. but has a note at the
bottom that it was updated on Dec. 18, 2012 at 11:39 p.m. It lists only
the Public Affairs Office as its author.
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The number was taken down after The Sun called police for comment. Police
spokesman Sgt. Jarron Jackson said the department was looking into what
caused the error Tuesday afternoon.
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"Once we became aware of the issues with our website, we immediately had
the matter corrected," Jackson said in a statement. "Providing a clear
avenue for our citizens to report matters of concern to our internal
affairs division has always been a priority to our department. We are
currently investigating the cause of this issue."
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