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Local residents carry their belongings from a flooded house after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, in Kherson

World Jun 06

Experts warn of humanitarian and environmental crisis following Ukraine dam breach

By Amna Nawaz, Eliot Barnhart

Science Jul 16

An aerial view of the damaged Oroville Dam spillway in California, and the debris field just below, in February 2017. Photo by California Department of Water Resources
In an era of extreme weather, concerns grow over dam safety

Many of the United States’ 91,000 dams are aging and sorely in need of repairs that could collectively cost tens of billions of dollars.

By Jacques Leslie, Yale Environment 360

Nation Feb 13

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Precarious Oroville Dam highlights challenges of California water management

At Northern California’s Lake Oroville, water levels receded Monday, stopping the overflow of water from the dam’s emergency spillway. This reduced the risk of immediate uncontrolled flooding -- but longer-term concerns remain. William Brangham speaks with Jeffrey Mount of the…

By PBS News Hour

Science Nov 14

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NewsHour Connect: World’s Largest Dam Removal Set to Restore Ecosystem

The world's biggest dam removal project -- and the second-largest environmental restoration project in U.S. history -- is in progress on the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The Elwha Dam and the Glines Canyon Dam…

By Saskia de Melker

Nov 14

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World’s Largest Dam Removal Aims to Restore River Ecosystem

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May 27

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Chinese Officials Evacuate 80,000 in Path of Dam

By PBS News Hour

Chinese officials pushed Tuesday to evacuate another 80,000 people in the potential flood zone of a dangerous dam created by landslides and debris from the May 12 earthquake and aftershocks.

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