Re:A bigger problem than ISIS: The Mosul Dam is failing
by magaman69 on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @02:08AM
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if isis can ruin more dams; why arent they a bigger problem?
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Re:A bigger problem than ISIS: The Mosul Dam is failing
by jpkeisala on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @04:41AM
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Because that would not make as good headline.
Re:A bigger problem than ISIS: The Mosul Dam is failing
by huxley on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @08:40AM
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Because this particular dam happens to be upstream to some large population centres, back in 2007 they estimated half-million people could be killed and several millions displaced, that figure might be higher today.