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The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam on June 5, 1976 Ruins of the dam of Vega de Tera (Spain) after breaking in 1959. A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. [1]
In 2005, the Discovery Channel show Ultimate 10 rated the Banqiao Dam failure as the greatest technological catastrophe in the world, beating the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union. Discovery cited the death toll to be 240,000, which included 140,000 deaths due to famine, infections and epidemics. [4] [5] [27]
The dam foundations washed away and a wave swept aside everything in its path, including two towns, killing at least eleven people, and thousands of cattle. [7] 1976: Machchhu Dam: Morbi India: The Machhu Dam-II collapsed, leading to the deluge of the city of Morbi and the surrounding rural areas. 1800–25,000 people were killed. [8] [9] 1979 ...
The world's largest dam removal project is a success. For the first time in a century, the Elwha River in Washington state is free to take its own course. Construction crews detonated the last ...
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, ... “We consider ourselves fix-the-world people, and really the whole effort around dam removal and activism,” he ...
Work on the dam removal project began in June. The smallest dam, Copco No. 2, was torn down by crews using heavy machinery. The other three dams are set to be dismantled next year, starting with a ...
The Vajont Dam or Vaiont Dam is a disused hydro-electric dam in northern Italy. It is one of the tallest dams in the world , with a height of 262 m (860 ft). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is in the valley of the Vajont (river) under Monte Toc , in the municipality of Erto e Casso , 100 km (62 mi ) north of Venice .
A national push to "rewild" looks to restore natural environments that might help mitigate the effects of climate change.