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Extreme events fuelled by climate change are becoming a massive threat to infrastructure, including power grids. The Texas deep freeze in February 2021, considered a rare phenomenon in the state where Texans are used to the mild winters, has led to a major power crisis. State officials …
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Those still doubting renewable energy capacity compared to fossil fuels quickly blame the "clean energy" movement when power grids fail. But recent grid failures are often due to extreme temperatures and events. For example, the Texas blackouts in 2021, the biggest in the U.S., resulted from …
The EPA announced on 18 August 2022 that the longstanding sewage problem between the U.S. and Mexico border, mainly the untreated wastewater from Tijuana's sewage system flowing and polluting San Diego's beaches and coastal waters, is getting fixed. Mexico's water treatment plant near the U.S. …
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The 1960s and 1970s ushered in the golden age of infrastructure in the United States, where the country expanded its highways and built its water infrastructure. But infrastructure maintenance in many parts of the country has been lacking, and extreme events due to climate change are damaging …
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The Philippines is implementing big-ticket railway projects to ease its longstanding traffic congestion problems, especially in the capital city, Metro Manila and surrounding provinces. The country's president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., says that the railway transportation system "offers great …
The Philippines plans to restart its nuclear facility after abandoning the project for over three decades. The country's new president, Ferdinand "Bong Bong" Marcos Jr., sought the help of South Korea on 23 May to reopen its nuclear power plant in Bataan (Proctor, 2022). In February 2022, …
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The City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is facing an infrastructure gap of $195.9 million of annual investment needed for ten years to close the difference, a finding from the Auditors General's review of Hamilton's roads. The long-anticipated Auditor's report released in July 2021 shows that …
In August 2021, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior declared the first-ever Tier 1 shortage for Colorado River operations. The water shortage to begin in 2022 means a substantial cut to Arizona's share of the Colorado River, with the central Arizona agricultural users identified as the most impacted …
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California passed two laws in June 2018 that aim to future-proof the state's water supply, setting a consumption limit for the first time. These laws have been in effect since January 2019 and have been legislated to create a resilience plan for future climate change and droughts. California …
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The majority of Louisiana's parishes or counties' population continues to shrink. Its 2020 consensus reflects a downward population trend, which some experts think may be influenced by the impacts of the pandemic and extreme events such as Hurricane Laura that hit the state in August 2020 (Adelson, …
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The Covid-19 pandemic has put 1.2 million children out of school globally. According to UNESCO, kids from vulnerable and marginalized groups are the most impacted by school closures. The UN organization says that compensating for the loss of learning will require the safe return of kids to school …
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South Carolina's growing population and its experience of a severe drought in 2008-2009 are some of the reasons that the state needs to update its State Water Plans. On 9 March 2018, the American Rivers reported that the state plans to change this by completing its new water plan's second and …
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