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Climate Change Poses a Huge Threat to Railroads. Environmental Engineers Have Ideas for How to Combat That

Inside Climate News · Leah Campbell · last updated

Much of the world still relies heavily on railroads to move people and products. But railway infrastructure—from overhead wires to tracks—is at high risk from climate change and associated extreme weather. 

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