Water Warning: The Looming Threat of the World’s Aging Dams
Tens of thousands of large dams across the globe are reaching the end of their expected lifespans, leading to a dramatic rise in failures and collapses, a new UN study finds. These deteriorating structures pose a serious threat to hundreds of millions of people living downstream.
Who would want to live downstream of the 125-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam, nestled in a seismic zone of the Western Ghats mountains in India? The 176-foot-high relic of British imperial engineering cracked during minor earthquakes in 1979 and 2011. According to a 2009 study by seismic engineers at the Indian Institute of Technology, it might not withstand a strong earthquake larger than 6.5 on the Richter scale.
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supply is say that is only part of the problem it s a lack of infrastructure as well residents are having to cope with severe rationing with no water warning at all to the city could face up to twenty one hours a day without more time for the next three months some people have to resort to filling buckets with water from fire engine. and let s get more on this from leader bruce i m not santos who is joining me from manila now and i get to see you i just want to show after the few talking about has been ongoing for weeks as the situation at all improved. the situation has only slightly improved and by that i mean that residents at least now don t have to line up for hours to get water or ration by fire trucks or scoop it out from the swimming pool water has begun flowing from the taps but only for a few hours a day leaving many residents still with no choice but to spend precious time
a severe shortage of water on the west and he has four sites in manila began to run dry off for the start of the dry season you have this month but the city s water supply is say that is only part of the problem it s a lack of infrastructure as well residents are having to corporate severe rationing with no water warning that the city could face up to twenty one hours a day without more time for the next three months some people have to resort to filling buckets with water from fire engines. and let s get more on this from the doubles and the santos who s joining me from manila now and a good to see you know this water shortage the few talking about has been ongoing for weeks has the situation at all improved. the situation has only slightly improved and by that i mean that residents at least now don t have to line up for hours to get water ration by fire trucks or scoop it out from the swimming pool water has begun flowing from the taps but only for a few hours
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