In Southern California, cliffs could erode more than 130 feet by the end of the century, and the consequences of erosion have already proved to be severe on major roads, railways and other critical infrastructure.
—
Rosanna Xia,
Los Angeles Times,
14 July 2026
Across Africa, governments have spent decades announcing ports without thinking about connecting railways, highways without paved feeder roads, and pipelines without ancillary terminals.
In parts of Uvalde County, muddy floodwaters covered roads and fields and rose nearly as high as houses' rooftops, according to a video posted by Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Bill Chappell,
NPR,
16 July 2026
Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
But what happens to these companies as blockchain rails push the cost of moving money across currencies toward zero?
—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2026
Meanwhile, crypto has finally moved beyond its speculative era as new players like Hyperliquid adapt blockchain rails for trading conventional commodities like oil, and as big Wall Street firms embrace tokenized assets.
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