{"id":138436,"date":"2025-03-21T07:54:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/flooded-and-unprepared-how-climate-change-is-testing-u-s-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:54:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:54:28","slug":"flooded-and-unprepared-how-climate-change-is-testing-u-s-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/flooded-and-unprepared-how-climate-change-is-testing-u-s-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooded and Unprepared: How Climate Change is Testing U.S. Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138436\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>Many U.S. infrastructure systems\u2014including stormwater drainage, levees, roads, and energy grids\u2014are built to standards that reflect past climate conditions. As a result, they are ill-equipped to manage today&#8217;s more frequent and intense storms. Floodwaters overwhelm storm drains, erode roadways, and disrupt power systems, resulting in cascading failures across communities.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 National Climate Assessment projects that flood-related damages could cost the U.S. economy $1.2 trillion by 2050 if adaptive measures are not implemented. These costs include physical damage, business interruptions, and long-term economic losses. FEMA\u2019s recent funding to West Virginia illustrates the financial burden of reactive disaster relief compared to proactive resilience planning.<\/p>\n<p>The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act designated $50 billion for climate resilience projects, but implementation has lagged as extreme weather outpaces planning cycles. Experts emphasize the need for modernized floodplain maps, updated building codes, and scalable green infrastructure solutions. Private sector engagement is also accelerating. Companies are investing in flood-resilient construction, permeable surfaces, and AI-powered flood monitoring systems to safeguard operations and reduce insurance liabilities. Technologies such as smart stormwater systems and real-time weather analytics are becoming essential for mitigating flood risk.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.environmentenergyleader.com\/stories\/flooded-and-unprepared-how-climate-change-is-testing-us-infrastructure,68926\">Environment Energy Leader<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/flooded-and-unprepared-how-climate-change-is-testing-u-s-infrastructure\/\">Flooded and Unprepared: How Climate Change is Testing U.S. Infrastructure<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[462,575,3901,5643],"class_list":["post-138436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-climate-change","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-infrastructure","tag-usa"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138436\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}