Infrastructure, Misc. Impacts

Wildfire Threats Make Utilities Uninsurable in US West 0624.rtf

Fast-Rising Seas Could Swamp Septic Systems in Parts of the South 0524.rtf

Where Heat Waves Might Cause Blackouts across the US 0524.rtf

Extreme Heat Shuts Schools for Millions, Widening Learning Gaps Worldwide 0524.rtf

Hotter Days Are Increasing Car Crashes and Fatalities 0923.rtf

Summer of Record Heat Deals Costly Damage to Texas Water Systems 0923.rtf

Waves along California’s Coast Are Getting Bigger 0823.rtf

European Tourists Head North to Dodge Heat 0823.rtf

Climate Change Is Warping the Ground Our Sinking Cities Are Built on 0723.rtf - study of Chicago underground.
Ground moving 1 inch creates big problems for infrastructure - pipes, wires, building foundations, etc.

California’s Cliffs Are Crumbling, as Climate Change Reshapes the Coast 0523.rtf

World ‘Population Bomb’ May Never Oo Off as Feared, Finds Study 0323.rtf

How Smoke from Australia’s Mega-Fires Ate Away at the Ozone 0323.rtf

California's System to Defend against Mudslides Is Put to the Ultimate Test 0123.rtf

Why Seattle Currently Has the Worst Air Quality in the World 1022.rtf

In Los Angeles, the Grass Isn’t Always Greener This Year 0822.rtf

How Extreme Heat Could Wreck Cities 0822.rtf - Welcome to Meltsville!  Flights are grounded as hot air does not provide enough lift, while runways get gooey.  Roads get squishy or concrete slabs expand and buckle.  Drawbridge motor and electronic sensors fail from heat.  Bridges buckle from expansion.  So do railroad tracks.  Thermal power plants become less efficient as ambient water temperatures rise; some need to shut down.  Power lines sag with heat expansion, and must carry less electricity to avoid sagging into vegetation and igniting fires.  If power fails, people can die from lack of air conditioning.   Water mains break more often as weather gets hotter.  Vinyl siding warps.  Buildings heat up, iintensifying urban heat island.  Awnings and white roofs become more popular.  A green space called Toasty Critters Park is closed due to danger of falling limbs from shade trees.

Why Climate Change Often Hits Women Harder than Men 0522.rtf - During droughts, women and girls must walk further, often in the dark, to fetch water.  That puts them at greater risk of sexual violence.  Also, they can only make fewer trips, reducing the amount of water available to the family — and leaving even less for women in cultures where men are the first to eat and drink.  The scarcity can also make menstrual hygiene harder and stop girls going to school….  Floods that displace people or destroy toilets and make sanitation products scarce, carry an extra burden in countries with strong taboos around menstruation….

Global Heating Is Cutting Sleep across the World 0522.rtf

Heat Wave in India Poses Risks for Nation’s Credit, Moody’s Says 0522.rtf

Recent Mega-Fire Smoke Columns Reach Stratosphere, Threaten Ozone Shield 0322.rtf

How Climate Change Is Disrupting the Global Supply Chain 0322.rtf

Climate Change Forcing Zimbabwean Girls into Sex Work 0222.rtf

The Engineers Battling to Stop Global Warming Ruining Roads 0222.rtf

Lumber Prices Rose, in Part, due to Warmer Weather, Pine Beetles 0222.rtf

Slowly Protecting US Infrastructure as Climate Buckles Concrete, Floods Roads 1121.rtf

Climate Change Closes the Only Road In and Out at Denali National Park 1021.rtf

Analysis of 100,000 Studies Show World Has a Giant Climate-Crisis Blind Spot 1021.rtf - Rich countries are far more studied than poor ones.

Climate Change Is Making People Think Twice about Having Children 0821.rtf

Most Buildings Were Designed for an Earlier Climate; Here's What Will Happen as Global Warming Accelerates 0721.rtf - Termites and melting asphalt, concrete cancer, overheating and flooding, high winds tear off roofing.  Heat expansion can wreak havoc on rails and buildings, as foundations shake with differential expansion.

More Problems Reported as Gulf of St. Lawrence Continues to Warm 0221.rtf

Wetter, Warmer Alaska Means Dangerously Slippery Slopes for Landslides 1220.rtf

Climate ‘Apocalypse’ Fears Stopping People Having Children 1120.rtf

Global Heating Will Make Roadways, Railways, Dams, Culverts, Bridges Worse 0820.rtf

More Extreme Waves Tipped to Erode Coastlines as Planet Warms 0620.rtf

Because of Rising CO2, Trees Might Be Warming the Arctic 0520.rtf

Australia's Raging Fires Will Create Big Problems for Fresh Drinking Water 0120.rtf

Australia Is Burning; Dangerous Climate Change Is Here with You Now 0120.rtf

Wildfires Are Getting Worse. So Is the Deadly Smoke They Bring with Them 1219.rtf

Australian Fires Pushed Sydney's Air Quality 12 x Above 'Hazardous' Levels 1219.rtf

If Power Shutoffs Are the New Normal in California, PG&E Needs to Do More than Provide Charging Stations 1019.rtf

Climate Crisis Is Greatest Threat Ever to Human Rights, UN Warns 0919.rtf

Global Warming Is Worsening China's Pollution Problems 0819.rtf

How Climate Change Could Trigger the Next Global Financial Crisis 0819.rtf

Cement Industry, with More CO2 Emissions than Most Nations, May Not Survive 0719.rtf

Shift to Renewable Energy Could Have Biodiversity Cost from Mining 0619.rtf

One of Alaska’s Warmest Springs on Record Is Causing a Dangerous Thaw 0419.rtf

Tourists Are Flocking to Places Climate Change Threatens, Making Things Worse 0319.rtf

Global Warming Is Destabilizing Mountain Slopes, Creating Landslide Risks 0918.rtf

Poor City Neighborhoods Are Often Much Hotter than Wealthy Ones 0918.rtf

Summer's Deadly Wildfires Cause Pollution Worldwide 0818.rtf - 260,000 to 600,000 early deaths per year from landscape fires air pollution

In Hot Water - How Summer Heat Has Hit Nordic Nuclear Plants 0818.rtf

As Climate Warms, Expect More Pittsburgh Power Outages on Hottest Days 0718.rtf

The Heat Wave Sent U.S. Power Demand Surging to Highest in Years 0718.rtf

Climate Change May Already Be Hitting the Housing Market 0618.rtf

When Mountains Fall into the Sea 0518.rtf - Landslides of mixed ice and rock into fjords create local tsunamis up to 524 meters (1,730 feet) high.

Ocean Warming Threatens to Drown Costa Rica’s Whale Tourism 0218.rtf

Ozone Layer Declining over Populated Zones 0218.rtf - in lower stratosphere

How Climate Change, Population Growth Threaten Egypt’s Ancient Treasures 0118.rtf

Ganges under Threat from Climate Change 1017.rtf - retreat of Gangtori glacier, Ganges headwaters, sewage, etc.

Alaska Orders Review of All North Slope Oil Wells after Spill Linked to Permafrost 1017.rtf

Climate Change Threatens Midwest Infrastructure 1017.rtf

Mid-Air Turbulence Set to Triple due to Climate Change 1017.rtf

Harvey’s Toll on Energy Industry Shows a Texas Vulnerability 0817.rtf

Climate Change Blamed for Deadly Landslides in Chile 0217.rtf

Mexico City, Parched and Sinking, Faces a Water Crisis 0217.rtf

When Climate Change Starts Wars 0217.rtf - Central Asia becomes a tinder box as water is scarcer.

How Will Rising Temperatures Change Baseball? 1016.rtf

Yellowstone Snowmobile Season Will Shorten 0916.rtf

Our Energy Grid Is Incredibly Vulnerable – to Climate Change 0816.rtf

Climate Change Is Hell on Alaska's Formerly Frozen Highways 0816.rtf

Energy-Water Nexus Issues Heighten in the Face of Climate Change 0716.rtf

As Glaciers Melt in Alaska, Landslides Follow 0716.rtf

Want to Help Fight Climate Change? Start with Reproductive Rights. 0516.rtf

Spikes in U.S. Air Pollution Linked to Warming Climate 0416.rtf

Carbon Emissions ‘Postpone Ice Age' 0116.rtf

Heat Waves, Drought May Curb Global Power Output 0116.rtf

Ski Resorts See Slight Thaw after Chilling Effect of Climate Change 0116.rtf

Damage from Sinking Land Costing California Billions 1215.rtf

In Canada's Far North, Warm Weather Threatens Vital Ice Roads 1215.rtf

Haze Chokehold Spurring Efforts to Save Indonesia’s Forests 0815.rtf

Warming Threatens Our Productivity. More Could Lead to Endless Recession. 0815.rtf

What to Know About the Record Toxic Algae Lapping Up on the West Coast 0815.rtf

Surge In ‘Danger Days’ Just around the Corner 0815.rtf

Warming Leads to Longer Flights, More Emissions 0715.rtf

Alaska Highway Permafrost Vulnerable to Climate Change 0615.rtf

In Quake-Prone Nepal, Why Solar Power Is an Energy Solution 0615.rtf

Global Warming Is Making Mexico City Smog Worse 0615.rtf

Surprising Link between Warmer Temperatures, Math Test Scores 0515.rtf

Western Drought Steals Clean Energy, Along with Fresh Water, at Power Plants 0415.rtf

God Commanded Family Planning, Says Muslim Leader in Flood-Ravaged Malawi 0315.rtf

As Ice Turns to Slush, Experts Foresee End to Outdoor Hockey in Canada 0315.rtf

Earth, 2300 - Too Hot for Humans 0510.rtf

Could Climate Change Defeat Sports-Mad Australians? 0215.rtf

Excessive Heat Threatens Future of Australian Outdoor Summer Sport 0215.rtf

Melting Ice Spells Volcanic Trouble 0215.rtf

Climate Change Pushes India's Poorest Children into Slavery 0215.rtf

Climate Change Could Hammer Iowa Agriculture, Manufacturing 0115.rtf

On Kilimanjaro - 'We Were Climbing Ice That Isn’t Going to Be There Next Week' 0115.rtf

Smoldering Peat Fires Pose Global Threat 0115.rtf

Climate Change Raises Risks of Power Outages 0115.rtf

As Shepherds Watched, It Got Hotter and Hotter 1214.rtf - Australia

Melting Permafrost Threatens Infrastructure, Homes 1214.rtf

Hotter Days in US Mean Less Cold Cash 1214.rtf - economic costs of productivity losses from heat

Warming World Could Make It Harder for Planes to Take Off 1114.rtf

Bay Area Air a Little Smoggier in 2014; Heat Blamed 1114.rtf

Are Megacities Friend or Foe in the Fight Against Climate Change? 1114.rtf

With Heat and Humidity, Areas Will Become Unsuited for Outdoor Activity 0914.rtf

Melting Permafrost Could Worsen Water Quality in the Rockies 0914.rtf

Climate Change Means Fewer Beaches and Waterfalls in Hawaii 0814.rtf

Climate Change May Bottleneck Panama Canal, Disrupting World Trade 0814.rtf

Farming Practices, Climate Change at Root of Toledo Water Quality Emergency 0814.rtf

Climate Change and Health - Drinking Water in Decline 0414.rtf

2°C Rise Will Be a Disaster, Say Leading Scientists 1213.rtf

Climate Change May Magnify Toxic Chemical Dangers 1113.rtf

Climate Downgrade- Heat Stress 1112.rtf

Greenland Gives Green Light to Mine Uranium and Rare Earths 1013.rtf

Climate Change Threat to Australia’s $1.8 Billion Snow Industry 1013.rtf

Uncomfortable Climates to Devastate Cities Within a Decade 1013.rtf

Wave of Jellyfish Shut Down Nuclear Power Plant 1013.rtf

Climate Primary Factor on Great Lake Levels 0913.rtf

Yosemite Fire Example of How Droughts Amplify Wildfires 0813.rtf

Northeast Passage- Russia Moves to Boost Arctic Shipping 0813.rtf

Global Air-Conditioning- Will Cooling Warm Our Planet? 0813.rtf

San Luis Reservoir Only 17% Full, Causing Silicon Valley Water Problems 0813.rtf

Fires, Smoke, Floods Are Drawbacks of Alaska's Hot Summer 0813.rtf

Water-Smart Power- Strengthening US Electric Grid in a Warming World 0813.rtf

Low Great Lakes Levels Raise Concerns for Midwest Power Plants 0713.rtf

Climate Change Will Disrupt Energy Supplies, DOE Warns 0713.rtf

Falling Great Lakes Water Levels Fall Take Toll on Shipping 0613.rtf

Hurricane Sandy Alters Utilities’ Calculus on Upgrades 1212.rtf

Home Air Conditioning Cut Early Deaths on Hot Days by 80% 1212.rtf

Climate Change Harms US Roads, Airports 1112.rtf

High Ocean Temperature Shuts Coastal Nuclear Reactor 0812.rtf

Soil Erosion Threatens Civilization 0910.rtf

Climate Changes Begets Earthquakes, Eruptions 0410.rtf

Fewer Rain Forests Mean Less Energy for Developing Nations 0513.rtf