American Dams Weren’t Built for Today’s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods

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American Dams Weren’t Built for Today’s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods

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Hurricane Helene brought dams in North Carolina and Tennessee close to their breaking point. Many US dams are decades old and weren’t designed for the impacts of climate change.

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