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The cycle of hot and cold weather has always been taxing on our infrastructure, but temperatures today are getting more extreme, more often. The highs are getting higher and the lows are getting lower.
当我们考虑气候变化的影响时，我们经常考虑几十年生活的生活，但事实是，我们已经感受到了影响。
Extreme Temperatures Today
2018年夏天排名为4.th hottest summerin recorded history shortly followed by the extremely frigid conditions of a polar vortex this past winter.
It just seems like extreme weather today is followed by extreme weather tomorrow and on and on we go. Say goodbye to fall. Say goodbye to spring. Our future lies solely between a bitter cold winter and a sweltering hot summer.
With that kind of weather forecast, storms are also bound to be more intense. Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Winter storms. Flooding. Draught.
Sure, the current temperature may be nice but who knows what you’re bound to encounter tomorrow?
An 8 to 10 degree swing between days seems to be increasingly common these days.
对基础设施的影响
With extreme weather comes high home insurance rates, weather-related health problems and fluctuating crop yields (just the tip of the iceberg.)
结合了极端天气的频率和我们的老化基础设施，您可以获得迫在眉睫的灾难。
It’s been a long time since America’s infrastructure had a face lift, but as we head into the years ahead we have to be more aware of the effects extreme weather has on our roads, our bridges and our buildings.
Freezing and thawing easily cracks apart any man-made construction.
We will have to invest in future infrastructure that will withstand the weather of today and the weather of tomorrow. That paired with plans to increase mass transit trains and busses will tax our infrastructure less.
Solutions Right Now
有很多方法可以接近美国的老化基础设施的问题，最大的步骤涉及我们所有人。气候变化是真实的，我们都必须努力打击它。
Drive less. Bike more. Take mass transit. Use less electricity and energy at home whenever you can. Be aware of your carbon footprint.
All of those are steps we all need to be taking as an investment in the future of our infrastructure, but also our future in its totality.
What can we do about it now?
Well, we need to push to overhaul our infrastructure before real disaster strikes like the pedestrian bridge去年迈阿密崩溃了。
新的更新的基础设施需要到位，配备腐蚀阳极。We need to use more durable materials and set aside funds to make sure it’s all maintained for the long decades ahead.
Call your local representatives to let them know that you want to know your roads and bridges are safe. Tell them that you know climate change and infrastructure are linked and push for green reform.
You Have the Power to Influence Our Crumbling Infrastructure
The power lies with all of us. Use your choices and your voices to bring us a brighter tomorrow before the temperatures today impact too much.
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