Record heat stresses physical infrastructure

Climate change and extreme temperatures are stressing infrastructure all over the world. The World’s Marco Werman interviews Costa Samaras, senior adviser in the Biden White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy about what this heat means for the future of bridges, roads and electrical grids.

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