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Problems at Colombian Dam, Plagued by Landslides, Force Thousands to Evacuate
The Weather Channel   06 June 2018   Colombia   Cauca river  
Landslides Complicate Colombia Dam Project Now in Danger of Failing
<p>A dam under construction in Colombia has caused big problems for thousands who live downstream. Mudslides caused plugged water-release tunnels, sending water levels up and leading to evacuations. Locals now worry daily about what could happen if additional ...
Thousands of Dead Sea Sinkholes Open Up, Worrying Officials
The Weather Channel   18 March 2015   Israel   Dead Sea  
n aerial view photo shows sinkholes created by the drying of the Dead Sea, near Kibbutz Ein Gedi, on November 10, 2011. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
<p>The Dead Sea has been losing water for years, but it's a side effect of that evaporation that has experts especially worried.<br>Over the last three decades, more than 3,000 sinkholes have opened up in dry parts of the ever-shrinking Dead Sea, according ...
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