Who pays when overheated roads melt and rails buckle?

What has been confirmed

Only one source so far — nothing has been independently corroborated yet.

What remains unknown

• Reported by one source, not yet independently confirmed: Heatwaves come and go, and while this is happening with increasing frequency and intensity – as this year’s record-breaking temperatures show – they slip from attention once things cool off.
• Reported by one source, not yet independently confirmed: What does not disappear is the lasting and costly damage they do to the basic infrastructure we rely on in our daily lives.
• Reported by one source, not yet independently confirmed: Ultra-hot days and nights can result in the deaths of many people (those who cannot afford air conditioning especially) and they ignite forest infernos of terrifying intensity.