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Three Gorges Dam the CAUSE of Chinese Earthquake?

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1242694407FdTkA773.135China just had it's biggest EQ in over 30 years. A significant event, considering the enormous area of Chinese territory.
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Tempe Town Lake rubber dam bursts; waters wash away homeless

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The Tempe Town Lake dam was supposed to last for 25 to 30 years, said the experts. The inflatable rubber dam created Town Lake for the city of Tempe,

Dam failure 2010

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Lake Delhi Dam failure
Waters burst through the broken Lake Delhi dam in Northeastern Iowa, in this handout photograph taken and released on July 24, 2010. The small northeast Iowa town of Hopkinton was evacuated on Saturday after a "catastrophic" break in the dam sent a torrent of water dangerously close to the town, state officials said.