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India's road network grew by 59% in the last nine years to become the second largest in the World after the United States. This is according to NDTV reports. The country also aims to improve road transportation by introducing highway rumble strips. Rumble strips are grooves or indents on …
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Could Japan's waste-to-energy technology help countries address their waste and energy problem while tackling the climate crisis by reducing waste and generating clean energy? Our waste problem is increasing. Plastic waste has become a severe environmental issue. According to a Plastic …
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Climate change is a defining issue of our time. Despite efforts to limit warming by and within 1.5°C towards the end of the century, we will more than likely breach the limit, with a 66% likelihood that we will exceed this temperature in 2023 to 2027, according to the World Meteorological …
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Heavy rainfall poses risks for dams to overtop and overflow, causing uncontrolled release of impounded water downstream. When dams fail or breach, the result could be catastrophic. Surging water downstream can destroy lives and properties on its path. The Conversation article reports that …
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On August 29, 2022, Mississippi's largest water treatment plant in Jackson failed, creating a catastrophic water crisis in the state's capital. The city's 180,000 residents were left without water, leading to the emergency distribution of bottled water. The city linked the failure to …
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Michigan is popularly known as the Great Lakes State because it is surrounded by four Great Lakes of America – Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie. It also makes it a coastal state because 60% of coastlines run along these lakes, meaning it has many bridges and a total of 11,314. However, of …
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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has warned about the country’s infrastructure for more than two decades. Their most recent grade from the professional body for transportation infrastructure is a D-, and hazardous waste is a D+. The poor state of the country’s infrastructure, from …
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Cities worldwide are facing increasing demands for funding, whether to improve critical infrastructure or to build more and expand due to growing populations. Canada is one of the countries with the largest immigration population, and high migration trends continue today. According to …
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The Philippines aims to make its public transportation system efficient and environmentally friendly by 2020, which led it to launch the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) through its Department of Transportation (DOT). However, the government's push for modernization has …
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On 11 June 2023, a section of the Interstate 95 overpass collapsed in Northeast Philadelphia after a gasoline tanker crashed and caught fire under the overpass. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle on an off-ramp and died in the fire. The heat from the fire caused the overpass to …
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In Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, the rapid growth of private vehicles and poor infrastructure have further complicated traffic in the city. A report from the Hanoi Transport Department on traffic congestion in 2022 reveals that the number of traffic jam hot spots in the city has increased from …
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Drought is inherent to California's climate. Throughout recent history, the state has experienced periodic droughts. Its most recent one was in 2020-2022. However, dramatic fluctuations in its climate have been observed in the 21st century. In 2015, California experienced its lowest snowpack …
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