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Would you want to live below sea level and trust the dam? Not me.

• magduf 9y ago
  Why not? Countless people worldwide live in places that would be flooded if a dam broke. We saw this last year in California. And how many more people live at sea level in coastal areas that are prone to flooding? Maybe you refuse to live in such areas, but there's probably several billion people who do.
  • skookumchuck 9y ago
    If the Gibraltar dam broke, you'd have nowhere to run to.
    • magduf 9y ago
      You'd run for higher ground, just like if any dam broke. There's plenty of places where people are going to be in big trouble if some big dam suddenly bursts. How often does that actually happen though? Never. That one in California didn't suddenly burst, it broke down and caused flooding, but not in one giant cataclysm; people were able to evacuate just fine. We have many dams out there, many quite old, that work just fine. Look at the Hoover Dam for instance; it's over 80 years old now I think. By your logic, no one should go into a skyscraper: what would happen if it suddenly collapsed? But that never happens.
      • skookumchuck 9y ago
        > You'd run for higher ground, just like if any dam broke. Good luck with that when you're in the middle of Mediterranean basin.