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Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company
Fri, 07/12/2024 - 6:00am

The Third Avenue Bridge in the Bronx was stuck open when its steel expanded in the heat. It’s just one of many ways that infrastructure—from roads to trains to power lines—is being affected by rising temperatures. When the temperature in New York City hit 95 degrees Fahrenheit earlier this week, it marked the hottest day of the year in the city so far.

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