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To Protect Rural Communities from Floods, Climate-Resilient Dams are Needed
2020-06-08 18:53:04| National Farmers Union
By Jeanne Janson, NFU Intern Americas infrastructure has a climate change problem. The Edenville Dam in central Michigan collapsed in May after heavy rainnearly five inches in 48 hoursfalling on already saturated land pushed the Tittabawasse River to record heights. The torrent poured into the surrounding area, destroying roads, homes, businesses, dams and farmland in […]
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The spectacular failures and successes of massive dams
2020-03-11 01:13:21| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
It can be fiendishly complex to measure the social and environmental effects of large-scale dams.
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