Reducing Weather Risks to Infrastructure
August 13, 2019
Storms and flooding caused some $1.2 billion in infrastructure damage across 24 states during the first half of 2019, according to a new survey, including damage to roads and bridges, utilities, and water-control facilities. And threats will likely increase with the unprecedented extreme weather events expected to accompany climate change, a trio of experts recently noted in Issues, going on to propose technological and policy innovations for designing, building, and maintaining critical infrastructure systems that will be more resilient to future challenges.