What civil engineers are reading this week

• ASCE’s Smith sets date for retirement after 11 years as executive director

  Tom Smith will step down at the end of 2025 after nearly 30 years at ASCE. Smith feels the time is right to transition to new leadership as the organization embarks on a series of strategic initiatives.

• Unprecedented melting event: 90B liters of meltwater punch through Greenland ice sheet

  A previously undetected flood over Greenland’s ice sheet has confounded model predictions about how the region’s meltwater should leak.

• Is Roman concrete more sustainable? It’s complex

  Roman concrete produces as much carbon dioxide as modern concrete, if not more, but fewer air pollutants.

• Google will deploy domes filled with carbon dioxide to manage clean power

  A new partnership forged by Google will see carbon dioxide used inside giant batteries to manage and stabilize grid energy produced by renewable sources.

• US, Mexico agree to permanently and urgently end ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis

  Representatives of the neighboring nations sign a memorandum of understanding to address and solve the decadeslong Tijuana River sewage crisis.

• Live updates: Tsunami waves reach Hawaii, West Coast after huge quake off Russia

  Tsunami waves reached Hawaii, California, and Washington after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever, an 8.8 magnitude temblor. The Hawaii alert was downgraded, allowing residents to return to their homes.