Gatwick Airport suffers complete failure of air traffic control
London's Gatwick Airport was forced to suspend all flights after its air traffic control system failed at around 5 p.m. London time. Inbound flights that were already airborne were forced to divert to other airports, while other flights were delayed.
Paris opens data center to host the city's digital services
Paris	- Paris has established its own data center, designed to host the city's digital services and which will be run by local government officials. This is a strong sign that Paris wishes to chart and control its digital future.
North America driving global oil and gas pipeline 'boom'
Paris	- The global pace of new oil and gas pipeline construction has tripled in less than two decades, a multi-billion-dollar boom in infrastructure that experts warned Thursday could torpedo hopes for limiting global warming.
Taxpayer spending on disaster relief soars with global warming
By Karen Graham
In a typical year, taxpayer spending on the federal disaster relief fund is almost 10 times higher than it was three decades ago, even after adjusting for inflation, based on an analysis of federal data.
Norway's capital to introduce wireless charging for taxis
Oslo	- As part of the growth of electric vehicles in Norway, local officials in Oslo have given the go-ahead to install a wireless charging infrastructure to support the city's electric taxi fleet.
Designing smart cities without the need for infrastructure
IDTechEx, the emerging technology business intelligence firm, has produced a report about how smart cities can be developed without infrastructure.
Tunnel through an Australian mountain? No problem, says Elon Musk
Sydney	- Australia could become a test ground for another of Elon Musk's massive infrastructure projects after the maverick billionaire tweeted a "bargain" price to build a tunnel through a mountain to solve Sydney's traffic woes.
Syria rebels blow up bridges to hamper expected Idlib assault
Beirut	- Rebels from Syria's Idlib have blown up two key bridges in a bid to hamper an expected government assault on the country's last remaining rebel-held province, a monitor said on Friday.
Data science to be part of new plan to grow U.K.'s export market
London	- A new initiative, outlined in a report published by the U.K. government on Tuesday outlines a strategy to use data science to identify companies with the potential to provide their services overseas as part of a plan to grow the U.K.'s export market.
Malaysia to shelve China-backed projects worth $22 bn
Bejing	- Malaysia will shelve three China-backed projects worth a total $22 billion until the debt-laden Southeast Asian nation can afford to pay for them, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Tuesday during a visit to Beijing.
Impact of technological change on future infrastructure
London	- The U.K. government has embarked upon a series of reviews examining how infrastructure is being impacted by technological change. The review includes a review of integrated transport.
Steel tariffs creating anger and chaos for U.S. companies
U.S. companies seeking to be exempted from President Donald Trump's tariff on imported steel are accusing American steel manufacturers of spreading inaccurate and misleading information.
Hyperloop TT signs agreement to build track in China
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced the signing of an agreement with Tongren Transportation & Tourism Investment Group of the People's Republic of China on July 20 to build a Hyperloop track in Guizhou, China.
Q&A: What does the future hold for smart homes in smart cities? Special
There is plenty that is banded about in relation to smart homes, but is this concept limited to an array of voice activated gadgets or does the smart home of the future promise something more? A leading expert in smart technology explains more.
Interview: How businesses can safeguard their digital processes Special
Vulnerabilities exist in critical utilities infrastructures and the number of reported attacks grows. How can those who operate critical infrastructures best defend against such attacks? Security expert Stewart Kantor provides some answers.
US accuses Russian government of hacking infrastructure
Washington	- The Russian government is behind a sustained hacking effort to take over the control systems of critical US infrastructure like nuclear power plants and water distribution, according to US cyber security investigators.
Op-Ed: Trump says he would be agreeable to raising gas tax 25 cents
You could say that whatever Trump giveth, he can also take away, too. And his latest idea is to increase the federal gas tax to motorists 25 cents a gallon. Doing so would wipe out 60 percent of the tax cuts he gave Americans.
Taiwan quake highlights hi-tech island's shoddy building past
Taipei	- Taiwan has built itself a reputation for cutting edge technology, efficient public transport and safe streets. But an earthquake has again highlighted the well-off island's history of shoddy construction and questionable safety standards.
Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell Marai debuts in Quebec this year
Quebec	- The Quebec government is purchasing a fleet of 50 Toyota Marai hydrogen fuel cell vehicles — the first such vehicles in Canada, which Toyota expects to deliver to the province later this year.
China lodges protest against Australian 'white elephant' remarks
Bejing	- China lodged a formal diplomatic protest on Wednesday after a senior Australian minister called Chinese infrastructure projects in the Pacific "white elephants", the latest spat in increasingly contentious relations.
Oil and gas industry wants a crack at waters off Florida's coast
President Trump's administration has proposed opening up nearly all of America's offshore waters to oil and gas drilling, but the industry says it is mainly interested in one part of it, now cordoned off by the Pentagon - the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
We're nowhere close to an electric vehicle infrastructure plan
As Hurricane Irma barreled toward Florida in September, Governor Rick Scott told residents "you need to go right now," setting in motion an evacuation of 3.0 million people, leaving gas stations empty. But what if all those cars had been electric?
Sand mining — A global resource that is becoming scarce
If someone were to ask you to name the most-extracted materials on Earth, you might answer with fossil fuels or biomass. However, by weight, the answer is actually sand and gravel.
Bill Gates buys $80m of land to build 'smart city' in Arizona
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has bought 25,000 acres of land in Arizona to create a new smart city called Belmont. Located a short distance from Phoenix, the site has cost Gates' investment firm Cascade Investment LLC $80m to acquire.
Web security upgrade delayed over fears 60m could lose connection
A major security upgrade to infrastructure that supports the entire Internet has been delayed over fears it could knock 60 million people offline. ICANN was preparing to change cryptographic keys to boost security but has put the plans on hold until 2018.
Aging infrastructure still impeding digital transformation
Digital transformation strategies are being "held back" by a reliance on legacy tech, according to a new report. As companies try to modernise their IT, they remain restricted by aging infrastructure that can't be migrated to the cloud.
Oil markets roiled as impacts from Harvey sink in with industry
Houston	- Oil markets are in turmoil today as investors and other stakeholders assess the financial impact of Hurricane Harvey. In the meantime, gasoline futures are soaring while oil futures are going in the opposite direction.
Op-Ed: Texas flooding event should be a wake-up call for our leaders
Houston	- There is a reason why forecasters and the news media is calling the flooding from what was Hurricane Harvey a catastrophe, once-in-500-years flood or a disaster of epic proportions. When pencil-pushers start adding up the costs, it will be unbelievable.
Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding in Houston
After making landfall on Friday night as a powerful Category 4 storm, Hurricane Harvey has been downgraded to a tropical storm that has created a disaster of epic proportions in southeast Texas.
Update on 'life threatening' Category 3 Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane and Tropical storm warnings are posted all along the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Harvey slowly makes it way onshore, bringing with it "biblical" amounts of rainfall and unprecedented devastation.
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Rescuers attempt to located people trapped in tunnel collapse in China
In 2014, a broken water main flooded the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, California, forcing the closure of Sunset Boulevard.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Aug. 14, 2007) - The I-35 bridge collapse site over the Mississippi River.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo
Main Terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport at dusk in Virginia. Airports are part of a state's transportation infrastructure.
Joe Ravi
The I-75 / I-85 Downtown Connector in Atlanta, Georgia. Keeping infrastructure in top condition is necessary to maintain economic growth.
AtlantaCitizen
A server supporting an office area.
Tim Sandle
Coastal flooding from a non-tropical low at the Outer Banks of North Carolina on October 5, 2015.
N. Carolina Department of Transportation (CC BY 2.0)
Rush hour traffic in Interstate 95 in Miami, Florida in 2012.
Apartments, offices and other buildings, icluding homes are becoming more energy-efficient.
Nic tweeted: "My photos from the start of demolition of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in #BigSur which started today."
Nic Coury
New Jersey Path train provides an alternative route in brutal morning commute.
Michael Krebs
A web of interdependencies makes the modern economy especially sensitive to solar storms.
Collapsed Cypress Street Viaduct in Oakland, from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. (As seen from ground-level) Note detachment of upper vertical elements from lower and the lack of reinforcement at the point of detachment.
H.G. Wilshire, U.S. Geological Survey
A water main break.