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Eh.. dam failures are indeed catastrophic but the Derna dams in Libya were just clay embankments that had nothing to do with hydropower.
by mikeyouse 3y ago
Eh.. dam failures are indeed catastrophic but the Derna dams in Libya were just clay embankments that had nothing to do with hydropower.
- sarchertech 3y agoEarth filled embankment dams are used around the world for hydropower. The primary danger from hydropower is flooding due to dam failure, so it stands to reason you’d look at all dam failures when quantifying the risk.
- lazide 3y agoAs one of many examples: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroville_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroville_Dam] With bonus 'recently almost failed due to construction defects and would have killed thousands of Californians if it did' history.