Dam Failures: the 5 Worst Examples and Their Lessons
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Intervention can stop or minimize consequences of a dam failure
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Catastrophic mass flows resulting from tailings impoundment
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Dam Failures: the 5 Worst Examples and Their Lessons
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Catastrophic mass flows resulting from tailings impoundment
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Dam Failures: the 5 Worst Examples and Their Lessons
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