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In the United States, stormwater and water runoff significantly threaten water quality. As more areas are urbanized and developed, the landscape is increasingly covered with impervious materials, which prevents water from soaking into the ground. This change boosts the volume and speed of …
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Rising global temperatures have led to more intense heat waves, stronger hurricanes and floods, longer wildfire seasons, and widespread droughts. Copernicus data shows that from July 2023 until August 2024, for a consecutive 13 months, global average temperatures were 1.5°C above the …
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The US drinking water is one of the world's safest and most reliable, but its aging infrastructure can disrupt supplies and threaten water quality. Extreme weather events due to climate change also push these systems beyond their capacity, causing them to break with cascading impacts on other …
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In early February 2023, the twin earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8 and followed by a 7.5 magnitude nine hours later, was not only the deadliest event in the last century for the two countries, with nearly 60,000 deaths, but also one that saw massive-scale destruction of buildings and …
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San Francisco faces a triple threat from climate change: rising sea levels, extreme storms that dump record volumes of water into the city’s already stressed sewer systems, and flooding. A new report, "Come Hell or High Water," from the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury, shows that the city’s …
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From June to August 2024, many cities across the U.S., from the East Coast to California, recorded unprecedented high temperatures. Some locations tied and broke heat records set over the past 70 years. 2023 marked the hottest on record globally, with average temperature surpassing the …
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Fiji is a country and archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean consisting of 300 islands and 540 islets scattered over 3,000,000 square km. Only about 100 of the country's 300 islands are inhabited. Suva is the capital of Fiji, located on its largest island, Viti Levu. The country suffers …
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A quarter of the country's bridges are aging, having been constructed before the 1960s. High temperatures and increased floods due to climate change are speeding up their aging and making them more fragile. The New York Times article showed examples of how scorching temperatures and severe …
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Maine, the northeasternmost U.S. state, is known for its rocky coastline, maritime history, and seafood industry, often described as its lifeblood. Maine has more than 3,400 miles of coastline and the largest section of working waterfront in the United States. Its seafood industry comprises …
Weeks after Hurricane Helene first entered Florida's Big Bend in late September, it left a trail of destruction to six southern US states. Many communities are still reeling from its impact. Helene caused such devastation that it was described as "unimaginable damage" and "biblical." The North …
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The demand for quality infrastructure is constant worldwide. Well-designed infrastructure facilitates economies of scale, reduces trade costs, and is vital to the efficient production and delivery of goods and services. Infrastructure also underpins a country's economic growth and development, …
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Much of the US transportation infrastructure is aging, making it vulnerable to extreme weather and climate change. Rising temperatures, heatwaves, and extreme natural events like heavy rains, floods, and stronger storms already impact the country's infrastructure. They could damage and …
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