What civil engineers are reading this week

• ASCE-NOAA workshop makes a business case for enhancing infrastructure resilience

  A rare gathering of engineers, economists, financiers, and climate scientists joins forces to brainstorm new approaches at the third annual workshop collaboration of ASCE and NOAA. What are the next steps?

• 2 stars have exploded into the night sky, both visible to the naked eye

  Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen nova blaze to life in what may be the first time that simultaneous stellar explosions have been visible to the naked eye.

• A threatened Toronto bike lane gets more rush hour traffic than the car lane

  City leadership claim "no one bikes" on their cities' paths, but the data shows otherwise.

• Cuba’s power grid nears total failure

  On an average day, the Cuban government can only meet 50 to 70% of electricity needs. On top of that, Cuba’s entire grid has collapsed four times in the last six months.

• ASCE’s Best Places to Be a Civil Engineer: You may be surprised where your city ranks

  There might not be any such thing as the definitive “best place,” but it’s fun to debate. And an altered methodology this year brings a shake-up. See which cities moved up and which fell.

• Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in Taiwan

  The Wandan mud volcano has erupted in Taiwan, sending bubbling mud shooting into the air as locals ignite ejected gases with burning rags. See the video.