In Glasgow, Scotland, not one but two disastrous fires in 2014 and 2018 ravaged the distinguished Mackintosh Library, which opened in 1909. The fires destroyed thousands of rare books, journals, and archives. The celebrated architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed the library, located at the world-renowned Glasgow School of Art. Experts explore how outdated construction methods and materials contributed to the vulnerability of this esteemed place of learning.

On July 18, 2022, a vast sinkhole engulfed a residential street in the Bronx, New York, and grew large enough to swallow a van. Experts explain that a massive summer storm overwhelmed outdated storm drain infrastructure, causing this devastating calamity.