kcarruthers, 2 months ago Note to self. Never live downstream from a dam in Russia. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/06/more-than-4000-people-evacuated-in-russia-after-dam-bursts
Note to self. Never live downstream from a dam in Russia. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/06/more-than-4000-people-evacuated-in-russia-after-dam-bursts
PatrickoftheG, 2 months ago @kcarruthers This is a worryingly common issue in North America too. A lot of dams went up during the Great Depression as make-work projects. There hasn't been a lot of maintenance. There's not a lot of budget for maintenance.
@kcarruthers This is a worryingly common issue in North America too. A lot of dams went up during the Great Depression as make-work projects. There hasn't been a lot of maintenance. There's not a lot of budget for maintenance.
kcarruthers, 2 months ago @PatrickoftheG there’s so many scary stories of dam collapses
@PatrickoftheG there’s so many scary stories of dam collapses
gnoll110, 2 months ago @kcarruthers Or a Ukrainian one, for different Russian reasons.
@kcarruthers
Or a Ukrainian one, for different Russian reasons.
kcarruthers, 2 months ago @gnoll110 indeed
@gnoll110 indeed
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