The World’s Aging Dams

Re:The World’s Aging Dams by dleslie on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @04:39PM (#26082683)

All of BC's dams were built in an earthquake zone. That's sort-of a given.

Huge portions of the Comox Valley and Coquitlam are precarious; a strong shake will send a wave of water that will wipe out thousands of homes.

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Re:The World’s Aging Dams by Kluny on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @06:06PM (#26083715)

We're not just talking about natural earthquake risk. The fracking that's happening near the dam is actively making the earthquakes worse.

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Re:The World’s Aging Dams by dleslie on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @08:56PM (#26084977)

Why on earth are the NDP allowing fracking that close to those dams? Holy hell.

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Re:The World’s Aging Dams by Kluny on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @12:42AM (#26086033)

Hey, give credit - the Liberals allowed it, the NDP just continued to allow it.

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