"We have built our world for a climate that no longer exists," writes journalist and author Jeff Goodell for CNN Opinion.

"Earlier this week, the Third Avenue Bridge in Manhattan had to be shut down because the bridge – which pivots to allow ships to pass – wouldn't close correctly. Why? Because it was so hot in New York City that day the metal in the bridge swelled, and the closing mechanism wouldn't work.

"Consider Houston, the throne of Big Oil, where the electric grid has the same hub-and-spoke basic architecture as it did 100 years ago. This week, Hurricane Beryl knocked out power to more than 2 million homes. Yes, hurricanes are devastating. But less than two months earlier, a sudden windstorm in the city blacked out electricity for more than a million people.

"Or consider the wildfires in California earlier this month. They occurred during a heatwave that broke many all-time temperature records in the West, including an astonishing 122 degrees Fahrenheit in Palm Springs.

"Once you start to look, danger signs of Old World infrastructure are everywhere."

Read the full piece by Goodell at the link in our bio.

📷: Wildfire flames engulf a home in Oroville, California, on July 2.