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Puerto Rico, a territory of the wealthiest nation on the planet, has been struggling with a fragile electric grid for years. Regular blackouts are familiar to many of its residents, and even expected weather forecasts inform them of an incoming hurricane. Each time a hurricane pummelled through …
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When it comes to the most congested cities in the world, Manila, Philippines, ranks 8th in the world, according to a research result by GoShorty, a British car insurance provider. The company said they are sourcing their data from TomTom Traffic Congestion Index. Their research also shows that …
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The anti-government and anti-tax mantra Ronald Regan promoted in the 80s remains in many Americans until today. But this sentiment that drove under-taxation in the country resulted in underfunding some essential services. Poor communities and cities are most affected by its consequences when this …
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There has been renewed focus on cybersecurity as critical infrastructure, as some crucial infrastructure in the US has been subjected to cyber hacks. In 2019 a Kansas water treatment plant was tampered with, and in February 2021, hackers infiltrated a Florida water treatment plant. Unlike …
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Urban areas in New Zealand are already feeling the impacts of climate change. Sea levels in the country have been rising at an average rate of 1.81 millimeters per year since the record began, making coastal communities and infrastructure vulnerable to floods, floods, tsunamis, storm surges, and …
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Schools in the US are in a dismal state, says the Education Week article "The Dismal State of School Infrastructure, in Charts." It mentioned the following: The article notes that insufficient and inequitable public investment is the reason behind these infrastructure problems. With a …
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The Biden-Harris administration launched an initiative called "Closing America's Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative" through a partnership between the US Department of Agriculture and the US Environmental Protection Agency. The announcement from the US Department of Agriculture says that …
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Will reducing the speed limit from 100 kilometers per hour to 80 slow traveling time that much? Just four to six minutes, says New Zealand transport expert Paul Durdin in an 81.4-kilometer windy highway in the county's famous holiday highway from Christchurch city to Akaroa. The result he finds …
Asia's rapid population and economic growth are creating a demand for energy as its power grid is getting close to its total capacity. The rising electricity demands are due to a growing middle class in the region, yet a vast number of people - 700 million still lack access to power. The …
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Changes to the climate system in the oceans, ice sheets, and sea levels are mainly irreversible for up to a thousand years due to past and present emissions. The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report warned that warming would continue until at least 2050 under all emissions scenarios. This means that …
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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 …
