Mikhail V. Chester

Arizona State University

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  • Mar 2025

    The Independent: This is how Gaza will actually be rebuilt

    Published March 31, 2025. Article at The Independent.

    GreatLakesNow: What would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?

    Published March 26, 2025. Article at GreatLakesNow.

  • Feb 2025

    The Independent: How huge parts of the US could become uninhabitable within decades

    Published February 3, 2025. Article at The Independent.

  • Oct 2024

    KTAR: Study shows how extreme heat impacts daily lives

    Published October 9, 2024. Article at KTAR.

  • Sept 2024

    Earth.com: Extreme heat impacts our daily routines and transportation

    Published September 28, 2024. Article at Earth.com.

    The Weather Channel: How is Extreme Heat Reshaping Travel and Daily Life of Vulnerable Communities?

    Published September 27, 2024. Article at The Weather Channel.

    Phys.org: Extreme heat impacts daily routines and travel patterns

    Published September 26, 2024. Article at Phys.org.

  • Aug 2024

    Engineering News Record: It's Time for The Great Civil Engineering Overhaul

    Published August 29, 2024. Article at ENR.

    ASCE News: Rising heat is scorching Americans – and our infrastructure

    Published August 20, 2024. Article at ASCE News.

    The Atlantic: America Has a Hot-Steel Problem

    Published August 14, 2024. Article at The Atlantic.

    Scientific American: The Hidden Ways Extreme Heat Disrupts Infrastructure

    Published August 2, 2024. Article at Scientific American.

  • July 2024

    Heatmap: America Wasn't Built for This

    Published July 17, 2024. Article at Heatmap.

  • June 2024

    New York Times: The Heat Wave Scenario That Keeps Climate Scientists Up at Night

    Published June 3, 2024. Article at The New York Times.

  • Feb 2024

    The New Republic: Better Sewers Will Save Lives

    Published February 7, 2024. Article at The New Republic.

  • July 2023

    Arizona State Press: Phoenix endures historic heatwave, study says blackout would be catastrophic

    Published July 26, 2023. Article at Arizona Press.

    Fast Company: The 2003 Northeast blackout was a historical outlier. But extreme heat could make it much more common.

    Published July 26, 2023. Article at Fast Company.

  • Feb 2023

    The Infrastructure Show Podcast: Overheated Infrastructure

    Published February 1, 2023. Podcast at The Infrastructure Show.

  • Sept 2022

    La Presse: Les infrastructures ont chaud

    Published September 19, 2022. Article at La Presse.

    New York Times: Mississippi Crisis Highlights Climate Threat to Drinking Water Nationwide

    Published September 1, 2022. Article at New York Times.

  • Aug 2022

    Washington Post: We built a fake metropolis to show how extreme heat could wreck cities

    Published August 11, 2022. Article at Washington Post.

    Time: The Overlooked Solar Power Potential of America's Parking Lots

    Published August 8, 2022. Article at Time.

    NPR Science Friday: Engineering and Infrastructure In A Collapsing Climate

    Published August 5, 2022. Audio at Science Friday.

  • July 2022

    Fort Worth Report: With record heat hammering North Texas, Fort Worth faces stress on city services

    Published July 23, 2022. Article at Fort Worth Report.

    Vox: It’s so hot in Europe that roads are literally buckling

    Published July 20, 2022. Article at Vox.

    BBC World Service Radio: Can we redesign cities to cope with extreme temperatures?

    Published July 19, 2022. Interview at BBC.

  • May 2022

    ProPublica: The Southwest’s Drought and Fires Are a Window to Our Climate Change Future

    Published May 11, 2022. Article at ProPublica.

  • Mar 2022

    San Francisco Examiner: The Bay Area has twice as many parking spots as people — and there’s a hidden toll

    Published March 3, 2022. Article at San Francisco Examiner.

  • Feb 2022

    In This Climate: Maintaining agile and flexible infrastructure with Mikhail Chester

    Published February 14, 2022. Podcast.

  • Dec 2021

    Maine Public Radio: Public transit in rural Maine is sparse. Improving it could help the state fight climate change.

    Published December 21, 2021. Article at Maine Public Radio.

  • Oct 2021

    Texas Tribune: Climate change is making Texas hotter, threatening public health, water supply and the state’s infrastructure

    Published October 7, 2021. Article at Texas Tribune.

    American Public Media: Designing for the Future: Power Grids Must Adapt to Climate Change

    Published October 4, 2021. Article at APM.

  • Aug 2021

    Wired: A Sunny-Day Flooding Is About to Become More Than a Nuisance

    Published August 2, 2021. Article at Wired.

  • July 2021

    Bloomberg: As Disasters Spiral, Cities Confront Need for Climate Adaptation

    Published July 20, 2021. Article at Bloomberg. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • July 0211

    Fast Company: The climate is changing fast. Infrastructure should, too.

    Published July 7, 0211. Article at Fast Company. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • July 2021

    WJCT Public Media: CSX Says New Partnership Will Help Reduce Emissions Intensity

    Published July 2, 2021. Article at WJCT. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • June 2021

    Wall Street Journal: No Parking: Cities Rethink Garages for a World With Fewer Personal Cars

    Published June 9, 2021. Article at WSJ. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    PBS Terra: How America’s Hottest City is Innovating to Survive

    Published June 7, 2021. Video at YouTube. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • May 2021

    Newswise: Modern infrastructure security must be reframed with more thorough approach

    Published May 27, 2021. Article at Newswise. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Washington Post: In Biden’s infrastructure moonshot, a big question: Can the nation still achieve its highest ambitions?

    Published May 6, 2021. Article at Washington Post. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Apr 2021

    ASU Devils in the Details: Investing in Infrastructure

    Published April 20, 2021. Article and Video at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Reuters: Climate Scientists Hot List

    Published April 20, 2021. Article and List at Reuters. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Future Cities Podcast: Value-focused Thinking (with Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy)

    Published April 15, 2021. Podcast at Future Cities. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    The Hill: Loose-fit infrastructure can better account for climate change

    Published April 7, 2021. Article at The Hill. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Future Cities Podcast: Complexity Leadership (with Mary Uhl-Bien)

    Published April 1, 2021. Podcast at Future Cities. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Mar 2021

    ASCE News: Now is finally the time to future proof our infrastructure

    Published March 31, 2021. Article at ASCE News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    AccuWeather: Using Tech to Detect Flooding Before Water Rises On Roads

    Published March 24, 2021. Interview at AccuWeather.

    Future Cities Podcast: Infrastructure as Knowledge Enterprises (with Thad Miller)

    Published March 15, 2021. Podcast at Future Cities. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    ASCE's Career Discovery Series: Explore Engineering Careers in Education

    Published March 1, 2021. ASCE webinar on Vimeo. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Jan 2021

    Professerror Podcast: Maximizing Your Impact

    Published January 29, 2021. Podcast at Professerror. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    ASU Now: What will cities look like in 2100?

    Published January 8, 2021. Article at ASU Now. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Dec 2020

    Yale Climate Connections: Coping with fire-scorched land more prone to mudslides

    Published December 9, 2020. Article at Yale Climate Connections. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Sept 2020

    Popular Science: California wildfires may give way to massive mudslides

    Published September 17, 2020. Article at Popular Science. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    ARS Technica: Hurricane evacuations and electric cars - here's what we know

    Published September 2, 2020. Article at Ars Technica. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    MIT Technology Review: Air conditioning technology is the great missed opportunity in the fight against climate change

    Published September 1, 2020. Article at MIT Technology Review. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Aug 2020

    Washington Post: Why climate change is about to make your bad commute worse

    Published August 8, 2020. Article at Washington Post. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • July 2020

    IEEE Spectrum: Coronavirus vs. Climate Change

    Published July 23, 2020. Article at IEEE Spectrum. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • June 2020

    Vice: Our Infrastructure Is Being Built for a Climate That's Already Gone

    Published June 2, 2020. Article at Vice. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Nov 2019

    ASCE News: In the Impending Cyberwar, Engineers Must Be on the Front Lines

    Published November 7, 2019. Article at ASCE News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Oct 2019

    Arizona 12 News (KPNX NPBC): Air pollution increased by almost 300% in nearly 30 years in Phoenix

    Published October 22, 2019. Video at 12 News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Popular Science: You can expect more blackouts as the country heats up

    Published October 11, 2019. Article at Popular Science. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Popular Science: California's massive power outage is a wake-up call for the whole country

    Published October 9, 2019. Article at Popular Science. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Sept 2019

    Vox: 100 degrees for days: the looming Phoenix heat wave that could harm thousands

    Published September 9, 2019. Article at Vox. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Aug 2019

    Rolling Stone Magazine: Can We Survive Extreme Heat?

    Published August 27, 2019. Article at Rolling Stone. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Feb 2019

    Streetsblog: Parking? Lots! Car Spaces Would Compromise 10% of Phoenix

    Published February 25, 2019. Article at Streetsblog. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    El Murcurio (Chile): ¿Están Preparadas Las Ciudades

    Published February 21, 2019.

    ASU News: ASU team helps Marine base prepare to stay strong in the face of disaster

    Published February 14, 2019. Article at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Jan 2010

    Scienceline: Climate change could leave utilities in hot water

    Published January 30, 2010. Article at Scienceline. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Nov 2018

    Arizona State Press: ASU researchers use citizen science and social media to build flood information network

    Published November 7, 2018. Article at Arizona State Press. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Oct 2018

    The Conversation: What is climate-ready infrastructure? Some cities are starting to adapt.

    Published October 22, 2018. Article at The Conversation. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Forbes: Instagram to the Rescue? Universities Spearheading Crowdsourced Flood Information App

    Published October 15, 2018. Article at Forbes. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    ASU News: Arizona university researchers collaborate to forecast, track flooded infrastructure

    Published October 3, 2018. Article at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Arizona PBS: Catalyst - Aging Infrastructure

    Published October 3, 2018. Video at Arizona PBS. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Oct 2017

    ASCE: Workshop Establishes Tone of Collaboration in ASCE's Push for Sustainability

    Published October 26, 2017. Article at ASCE News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Sept 2017

    ProPublica: Rethinking the 'Infrastructure' Discussion Amid a Blitz of Hurricanes

    Published September 13, 2017. Article at ProPublica. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    The Conversation: 6 rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

    Published September 7, 2017. Article at The Conversation. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • May 2017

    ASU In The Loop: 2017 Tooker Professor, Fulton Faculty Exemplars and Outstanding Assistant Professors and Lecturers

    Published May 12, 2017. Article at ASU. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Apr 2017

    CNN: If Trump wants to save U.S. infrastructure, he needs to care about climate change

    Published April 21, 2017. Article at CNN. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Mar 2017

    AZ Central: Roads to discovery: ASU researchers tackle the future of transportation

    Published March 23, 2017. Article at AZ Central. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Wired: Keep riding the subway, by all means, but know it's not as green as you think

    Published March 21, 2017. Article at Wired. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Oct 2016

    Los Angeles Times: [Op-Ed] How do you ease traffic in Los Angeles? Make it harder to park

    Published October 15, 2016. Article at LA Times. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Mar 2016

    ASU News: Researchers mark ASU's first visit to Cuba for scientific cooperation and relationship building

    Published March 20, 2016. Article at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Jan 2016

    Fortune: L.A.'s Massive 'Crater' Shows Why Parking Is the Biggest Fight in Urban Planning

    Published January 14, 2016. Article at Fortune. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    StreetsBlog: Visualizing LA's 18.6 Million Parking Spaces as One Enormous Blob

    Published January 5, 2016. Article at StreetsBlog. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Better Institutions: All 200 Square Miles of Parking in LA County, as On Giant Parking Lot

    Published January 4, 2016. Article at Better Institutions. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Dec 2015

    ASU News: Building Better Roads

    Published December 23, 2015. Article at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    The Atlantic: How parking conquered LA

    Published December 3, 2015. Article at The Atlantic. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Los Angeles Times: How self-driving cars can transform Los Angeles, starting with parking

    Published December 2, 2015. Article at LA Times. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Streetsblog: 18.6 Million Spaces and Still Rising: Study Puts L.A. Parking in Perspective

    Published December 1, 2015. Article at StreetsBlog. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Nov 2015

    Curbed LA: 14 Percent of Los Angeles County Land is Dedicated to Parking

    Published November 30, 2015. Article at Curbed LA. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    The Source LA Metro Blog: How much parking in our region is too much?

    Published November 30, 2015. Article at The Source. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    ASU News: Cities need to limit parking to decrease automobile use and encourage public transit

    Published November 24, 2015. Article at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Oct 2015

    Nogales International: Study warns of mounting emissions at port

    Published October 31, 2015. Article at Nogales International. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    ASU News: Sustainability team studies how cities survive mega storms

    Published October 6, 2015. Article at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Sept 2015

    Nature: Climate change - Track urban emissions on a human scale

    Published September 8, 2015. Article at Nature. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Aug 2015

    NextCity: New Nine-City Resilience Network Seeks "Safe-to-Fail" Answers

    Published August 18, 2015. Article at NextCity. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Energy Vulture: Cost Effectiveness of Southern California Public Transportation Projects

    Published August 9, 2015. Article at Energy Vulture. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • July 2015

    Phys.org: Changing the way we think about urban infrastructure

    Published July 22, 2015. Article at Phys.org. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    ASU News: Resilient cities: Changing the way we think about urban infrastructure

    Published July 21, 2015. Article at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • June 2015

    ASCE: Research Indicates Climate Change Will Reduce Power Plant Capacity

    Published June 2, 2015. Article at ASCE. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • May 2010

    Utility DIVE: How climate change threatens the Western grid, and what to do about it

    Published May 29, 2010. Article at Utility DIVE. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • May 2015

    Greentech Grid: Nearly Half of Western US Power Plants Vulnerable to Climate Change

    Published May 29, 2015. Article at Greentech Grid. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Clean Technica: Climate-Proofing The Western US Power Grid

    Published May 21, 2015. Article at Clean Technica. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    International Business Times: Climate Change Threatens Power Supply To Western US, Study Says

    Published May 20, 2015. Article on International Business Times. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Standard Examiner: Climate change puts Western power grid at risk

    Published May 19, 2015. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Science Times: In the Face of Climate Change the Western United States Faces An Energy Crisis Far Too Real

    Published May 19, 2015. Article at Science Times. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    The Verge: Climate change could be a threat to electricity supply in Western US

    Published May 19, 2015. Article at The Verge. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    R&D Magazine: U.S. West's power grid must be prepared for effects of climate change

    Published May 19, 2015. Article at R&D Magazine. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    io9: The Drought Will Put Major Strain On The Western U.S. Power Grid

    Published May 19, 2015. Article at io9. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Weather Channel: Climate Change May Put Power Grid at Risk in the West

    Published May 19, 2015. Article at Weather Channel. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    The Guardian: Climate change threatens electric power supply in California, report warns

    Published May 18, 2015. Article at The Guardian. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    NRP-KJZZ: Climate Change Threatens Western Power Grid

    Published May 18, 2015. Article at NPR-KJZZ. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    National Science Foundation: Drought, heat likely to affect U.S. West's power grid

    Published May 18, 2015. Article at NSF. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Climate Central: Climate Change May Put Power Grid at Risk in the West

    Published May 18, 2015. Article at Climate Central. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Click Green: Renewable energy can help to "climate-proof" the power grid

    Published May 18, 2015. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Phys.org: US West's power grid must be prepared for impacts of climate change

    Published May 18, 2015. Article at Phys.org. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    ASU News: U.S. West's power grid must be prepared for effects of climate change

    Published May 18, 2015. Article at ASU News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Dec 2014

    NextCity: "Urban Metabolism" Could Beat "Sustainability" in a Buzzword Contest

    Published December 23, 2014. Article at Next City. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Oct 2014

    Arizona Republic: What new gas prices mean for your commute

    Published October 31, 2014. Article at Arizona Republic. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Sept 2014

    Yale 360: Oil Companies Quietly Prepare For a Future of Carbon Pricing

    Published September 23, 2014. Article at Yale 360. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Sept 2013

    NPR-KJZZ: Studying Who Heat Islands Hurt and Where They Live

    Published September 27, 2013. Article at NPR-KJZZ. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • July 2013

    The Guardian: Is It Greener to Travel by Rail or Car?

    Published July 25, 2013. Article at The Guardian. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • July 2012

    Phys.org: Future of major high-speed rail projects looks green

    Published July 27, 2012. Article at Phys.org. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Environmentalresearchweb: High-speed Rail Could Benefit California

    Published July 26, 2012. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    KPBS: Study Suggests Environmental Benefits From California High Speed Rail

    Published July 26, 2012. Article at KPBS. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    KQED: Study says High Speed Rail Could Lower State's Carbon Footprint

    Published July 26, 2012. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Dec 2011

    Green Car Congress: Automobile Air Emissions Costs US $145M per Day

    Published December 14, 2011. Article at Green Car Congress. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Sept 2011

    Automotive News: U.S. Green Car Subsidies Aren't Cost Effective

    Published September 27, 2011. Article at Automotive News. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Bloomberg: U.S. Battery, Plug-in Car Push Costs Exceed Rewards

    Published September 26, 2011. Article at Bloomberg. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    Vancouver Sun: Fully Electric Vehicles Fall Short Compared to Hybrids

    Published September 26, 2011.

  • Sept 2010

    San Francisco Business Times: Looking for a Parking Space? As Heisenberg

    Published September 2, 2010. Article at San Francisco Business Times. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Aug 2010

    Environmentalresearchweb: How do parking lots affect the environment?

    Published August 30, 2010. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Jan 2010

    Environmentalresearchweb: Will the train take the strain?

    Published January 11, 2010. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Aug 2009

    New York Times: How Green is Rail Travel?

    Published August 12, 2009. Article at New York Times. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • June 2009

    ABC: UC Berkeley Release Pollution Study

    Published June 10, 2009. Article at ABC. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    BBC: Fuel Emissions Focus 'Too Narrow'

    Published June 9, 2009. Article at BBC. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • May 2009

    Popular Science: Planes, Trains, and Supersonic Spaceships

    Published May 4, 2009. Article at Popular Science. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Nov 2008

    Slate Magazine: Is it always greener to take public transportation?

    Published November 25, 2008. Article at Slate Magazine. Archived article on Perma.cc.

  • Feb 2008

    San Francisco Chronicle: Better Biofuels Before More Biofuels

    Published February 13, 2008. Article at San Francisco Chronicle. Archived article on Perma.cc.

    NPR: Ethanol Worse for Climate than Gasoline

    Published February 7, 2008. Article at NPR. Archived article on Perma.cc.