{"id":131600,"date":"2024-10-02T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=131600"},"modified":"2024-10-02T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:39:17","slug":"bloomberg-american-dams-werent-built-for-todays-climate-charged-rain-and-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=131600","title":{"rendered":"(Bloomberg) American\u00a0Dams Weren\u2019t Built for Today\u2019s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As flooding hammered Appalachia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene<\/a>, residents became intimately familiar with a new norm in the US\u2019s post-storm script: dams at imminent risk of failing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials last week said multiple dams were on the brink, including Tennessee\u2019s Nolichucky Dam<\/a> and North Carolina\u2019s Walters and Lake Lure dams. People in nearby communities were ordered to evacuate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, the dams held. But the close calls highlighted the stress on the nation\u2019s dams, many of which are more than half a century old and none of which were designed for the higher levels of precipitation brought on by climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>

American Dams Weren\u2019t Built for Today\u2019s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods \u2013 BNN Bloomberg https:\/\/t.co\/plyeQFSzZE<\/a> @americanrivers<\/a><\/p>— Aric Caplan (@Aric_Advocates) October 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>