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New York City , Boston and Philadelphia could be 'inundated' by untreated sewage flooding into streets and basements.
Scientists determined that the mid-1850s pipe networks, coupled with rising sea levels and increased rainfall are enough to overload the systems.
The pipes originally discharged into streams and rivers before being redirected toward wastewater treatment facilities that cut through cities.
The systems were designed to handle up to 1.75 inches of rainfall per hour in areas like New York .
But new models predict the amount of rainfall could exceed by two inches per hour over the next three decades .
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