Key train tunnels West of Vienna, finished this past year, flooded last week, now out of commission for months.

Our infrastructure isn't ready for what's to come. Nobody's infrastructure is.

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@gwagner I'm confused... How do you design and build new train tunnels nowadays without including anti-flooding precautions? How does that even happen?
@jik @gwagner Apparently it was designed to withstand a "100 yr event" but what happened was a "300 yr event", so out of spec. Of course those marks are based on 20th century data, but hey, no-one's at fault!
@jik @gwagner These were planned a while ago. Plus, the flooding was so severe, that even the already heightened precautions (designed for a 100 year flood) were not enough.
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Strangely, 2000 years Roman roads are unaffected. It seams everything our modern society is building is overcomplicated a very brittle.