AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE

America built its flood maps when Elvis was still swiveling his hips. We built our levees when the climate was a polite suggestion, not a threat. We build our drainage systems for storms that used to come once a century- not once a month.

Social Security has just lost one year less in remaining solvent that was stated before. It's the backbone of retirement for seniors, widows, disabled Americans, and low-income workers. A new report shows the trust funds that support Social Security could run dry by early 2034, not 2035 as previously predicted.

Today, we're looking at a new satellite analysis showing that the damage to America's military bases struck by Iran is far worse than originally admitted. What does this mean for America's readiness, our global footprint, and the infrastructure that supports our national defense? The answer matters because what happens abroad tells us exactly how prepared we are here at home.

The term 100-year flood is misleading, it does not mean once per century. It means a 1% chance every year, which compounds over a lifetime. Engineers are abandoning the term because it gives the public a false sense of safety. Risk accumulates with time, a 1% annual chance becomes a 20% change over 30 years.