Previously (episode 45), we talked about the weaknesses in global infrastructure from a very high level, with the promise to touch deeper on different aspects of infrastructure later on. In this episode we focus on dams and bridges, two very critical aspects of our physical infrastructure, and each with their own unique battles to fight now and in the coming decades.

Learn more:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-0362-5

https://infrastructurereportcard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dams-2021.pdf

https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/should-taxpayers-foot-bill-restoring-midland-dams

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thousands-fled-their-lives-when-two-michigan-dams-collapsed-more-n1230841

https://e360.yale.edu/features/water-warning-the-looming-threat-of-the-worlds-aging-dams

https://infrastructurereportcard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2021-logotype.png

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320216532_Method_for_Rapidly_Assessing_the_Overtopping_Risk_of_Bridges_Due_to_Flooding_over_a_Large_Geographic_Region

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures

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