Half of dams risk crumbling
Series: Times ; 13 November 2000, 7(1)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: Insurance industry warns that up to 1,300 dams are at severe risk of crumbling. Global warming triggering extreme weather could increase 'overtopping' in which flood waters rise over the top of dams and erodes their earth embankments. Considers a report by the Chartered Insurance Institute on the impact of climate change in the UK.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Insurance industry warns that up to 1,300 dams are at severe risk of crumbling. Global warming triggering extreme weather could increase 'overtopping' in which flood waters rise over the top of dams and erodes their earth embankments. Considers a report by the Chartered Insurance Institute on the impact of climate change in the UK.