Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com Extreme weather events such as flash floods, intense heat waves, and rising temperatures, all could become more frequent and severe in Pennsylvania by mid-century if current trends continue, according to a recent report. “No one can expect Pennsylvanians’ lives to stay as they are now,” Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell said. The Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment is a report the DEP produces every three years, as directed by the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act (Act 70) of 2008. The report is sourced using federal, state and local data from Penn State University, ICF Consulting, and Hamel Environmental Consulting and funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy through the State Energy Program.