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![The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change - The New York Times The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change - The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/03/19/climate/00cli-river-gavinspoint/merlin_152289528_8b5e9967-d094-4182-8e42-ce6b400c3c2a-superJumbo.jpg)
The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change - The New York Times
![How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world](https://images.theconversation.com/files/539106/original/file-20230724-23-mmz6zl.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=0%2C2%2C1917%2C1434&q=20&auto=format&w=320&fit=clip&dpr=2&usm=12&cs=strip)
How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world
![Kerala floods: Poor dam management behind disasters, experts say | Latest News India - Hindustan Times Kerala floods: Poor dam management behind disasters, experts say | Latest News India - Hindustan Times](https://images.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_630x354/HT/p2/2018/08/24/Pictures/idukki-dam_44f4e706-a7ba-11e8-8937-8a80aaa2408c.jpg)
Kerala floods: Poor dam management behind disasters, experts say | Latest News India - Hindustan Times
![Dam safety: Probable maximum flood events will significantly increase over next 80 years, study finds Dam safety: Probable maximum flood events will significantly increase over next 80 years, study finds](https://www.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0003/4371249/varieties/large.jpg)