{"success":true,"data":{"id":"1e77d23f-3deb-4b4b-826d-59a9f68bc32c","title":"Europe relying on simple measures to keep infrastructure going amid record heatwaves","summary":"Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. 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sun reflecting on parked cars amid a heatwave in Saint-Mande, east of Paris(AFP/Getty)\n\n*   Europe's vital infrastructure, including roads, power grids, and railways, is struggling under record-breaking heat, leading to widespread disruption across the continent. \n*   Countries are implementing various measures, such as dousing airport tarmacs with thousands of litres of water in Norway and painting metro tracks white in Stockholm to prevent buckling. \n*   Much of Europe's infrastructure, particularly in northern countries like Britain, was designed for narrower temperature ranges and is ill-equipped for increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves. \n*   Rail networks are acutely affected, with over 70 per cent of managers reporting growing disruption from extreme weather, prompting significant investments like Network Rail's £2.6 billion for resilience. \n*   Engineers and authorities are fundamentally rethinking infrastructure design, exploring advanced technologies like AI and 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