Critical infrastructure

AI cameras on California wildfire watch

A roving crew installs cameras on California’s highest, craggiest ridgelines to catch wildfires early. Since 2023 artificial intelligence has scanned the network’s footage, and it now spots 51 per cent of the state’s wildfires first.

USA: Wildfire risks are driving up costs for utilities

They’re trying to prevent power lines from sparking catastrophic fires. But there are also worries about how the added expense will fall on ratepayers.

Greece’s aging power grid blamed for catastrophic wildfires

Loose power lines in fire-prone forests have disproportionately set the country ablaze.

This paper examines why extreme weather resilience is becoming a core priority for infrastructure investors and how it should be built into investment decisions.

Electric companies can prevent wildfires without blackouts

A severe winter snow drought has left snowpack levels far below normal across the American West in 2026.

USA: Two decades of extreme weather impacts on military infrastructure

US military installations often sit in regions of strategic value that are also highly exposed to environmental hazards—coastal zones, river basins, arid regions, and fire-prone landscapes—thus face an increasingly complex risk environment.

Australia: What's driving extreme heatwave and heightened fire risk

From 5–10 January, 2026, south-eastern Australia experienced its most severe heatwave since 2019–20. Temperatures exceeded 40°C in major cities including Melbourne and Sydney, with even hotter conditions across regional Victoria and New South Wale.

This document transfers the MYRIAD-EU approach to the energy sector, including harmonised definitions of multi-hazard/multirisk, sets of historical events, and a multi-sectoral perspective.