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More Extreme Weather and the U.S. Energy Infrastructure

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION Climate change is bringing more extreme weather. From more severe heat waves and droughts to more intense tropical storms and heavier rainfall events, this intensification...

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State of Washington: Mudslide on SR 20

On August 11, 2013 a severe rainstorm swept through the Cascades causing eight different mudslides to cover the roadway. This particular slide, on milepost 154, is the smallest of the eight. Crews up...

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Pennsylvania DOT: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About POTHOLES (But...

This short video aims to educate motorists on how potholes form, how the department addresses them and most importantly, how to report their location to PennDOT. For state roads, motorists can report...

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Come Heat and High Water: Climate Risk in the Southeastern U.S. and Texas

RISKY BUSINESS Executive Summary The Southeast U.S. and Texas are experiencing an economic boom, mostly due to manufacturing and energy industry growth. But that boom is at risk from unchecked climate...

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ASCE: Engineering Resilient Cities

In “Engineering a Resilient Community,” watch experts discuss what it means to be resilient, why it’s important and how sustainability and resiliency are interconnected. –American Society of Civil...

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Colorado DOT: New AWOS on its Way

Crews are now underway with the installation of the latest addition to Colorado's network of mountain automated weather observing systems (AWOS). The latest AWOS will be located on the summit of Dakota...

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AASHTO Transportation TV: State DOTs Use Tech to Battle Winter

December 21st is the official start of winter but state department of transportation road crews–America’s frontline weather responders–have been ready for months. In this TTV Special report, Battling...

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ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — Planning Today for Tomorrow’s Disasters

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC) Engineering firms are developing disaster mitigation strategies that better prepare a world faced with ever-increasing natural calamities before they...

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