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Extreme Weather Map for Maryland to be Unveiled

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ANNAPOLIS, Md.  (AP) -  Environment Maryland will join federal and local officials in Maryland to unveil a new extreme weather map. 

Rep. John Sarbanes is scheduled to attend the event on Thursday in Annapolis.

The interactive map will show that 90 percent of Maryland residents live in counties recently affected by extreme weather disasters in recent years.

Michael O'Connell, chief of the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management, is scheduled to attend, along with Lisa Craig, the chief of historic preservation in Annapolis.

Lindsey Mendlson of Environment Maryland also is scheduled to attend.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.