Oroville dam and fixing infrastructure in California

Recent storms have put extra pressure on Northern California’s Oroville Dam. Two of the channels that drain the dam are damaged and nearly 200,000 people living downstream have been evacuated. Workers are trying to come up with a fix before more storms move in. We also look at the infrastructure of dams throughout California and some necessary improvements.

Picture courtesy; A damaged spillway with eroded hillside is seen in an aerial photo taken over the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 11, 2017. California Department of Water (Resources/William Croyle/Reuters)

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy