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" ... A number of the nation’s iconic bullet trains have reportedly been damaged, bridges and roads have been washed out, levees breached and bags of waste from the Fukushima nuclear accident were swept into a local river. ... "
" ... Multiple scientific reviews have pegged water infrastructure, such as dams and levees, as among the leading causes of the decline of freshwater species. This infrastructure is so problematic for freshwater species because its primary function is to fragment and disconnect rivers – keep this side wet and make sure this side stays dry, hold a large amount of water here behind this wall to prevent it from going downstream and then release a portion of it into this canal toward a powerhouse as electricity demand rises. ... "
" ... Still, across North Dakota, crews had to shutter roads at risk of flooding and close gaps in diversion levees, while trying to maintain social distancing. For employees of Grand Forks, where a complete diversion system negates sandbags, that meant completing some tasks more slowly than usual. ... "
" ... The ASCE states that continued underinvestment in infrastructure at current rates will result in a range of serious economic consequences by 2039. These include the loss of $10 trillion in GDP, $2.4 trillion in exports and more than three million jobs. By the end of the next decade, the problem will cost the average American household $3,300 a year or $63 per week. The report recommends a strategic and holistic plan to renew, modernize and invest in infrastructure, making maintenance its central focus. As it stands, roads that will become too rough to travel on, levees that will not keep storms at bay and bridges that will not be able to accommodate heavy traffic will cause economic havoc. ... "
" ... “Hurricane Katrina” is not a good nickname. The storm, and the floods that came in its aftermath, killed nearly 2,000 people, including 14 in Florida. Vast areas were laid to waste. New Orleans was nearly submerged when its levees collapsed. The events of the disaster changed many lives. Ten years have passed, but that’s not nearly enough time to assign the events of August 2005 to the history books, or to start getting whimsical with the name. Nor would someone want that nickname. So, mild insensitivity points to Bush. ... "