Critical infrastructure

Taiwan is a powerful example of a comprehensive approach to earthquake resilience, not only through physical and economic aspects but also social and organizational dimensions.

Researchers are creating an innovative ‘SimCity’ to improve resilience planning and better prepare cities for natural disasters.

Hurricane Helene's flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lost access to power and clean water.

Climate change worsens deferred infrastructure maintenance in the U.S., increasing costs for roads, bridges, and water systems. Extreme weather risks need significant investment in resilient infrastructure to mitigate rising damage and adaptation costs.

We asked our readers how they keep themselves and loved ones safe.

All systems fail occasionally. But infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to disruptions caused by extreme weather, which is being made more severe and frequent as a result of climate change..

In this study, nine different types of essential facilities in the state of Iowa were analyzed on a county level in terms of flood depth, functionality and restoration time after flooding, and damage sustained during flooding.

The Conversation Africa has been tracking the impact of climate change on the African continent. These selected reads shed light on where some of these biggest climate impacts are already being felt and offer insights into how these can be mitigated.