Tag Archives: extreme temperatures

Climate Change Could Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say

On a 95-degree day this summer, New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Manhattan, remained open for hours. As heat and flooding scorched the Midwest, a steel railroad bridge connecting Iowa to South Dakota collapsed under surging water. In Lewiston, Maine, a bridge was closed after the pavement buckled from the… Read More »

Heat causes tragedies in state and national parks

Belyruth Ordóñez was an avid hiker. The 30-year-old woman and her family had been hiking trails together in parks around Utah, where they live, for the past few summers. But on Saturday, the heat was too intense and tragedy struck. Temperatures in Utah’s Snow Canyon State Park soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and Ordóñez was… Read More »