Hiba Baroud

professor of civil engineering at Vanderbilt University

Hiba Baroud on KCRW

A massive storm that’s killed thousands and caused two dams to collapse in Libya is a reminder of the danger of aging American infrastructure.

Could intense storms push America’s failing dams to the brink?

A massive storm that’s killed thousands and caused two dams to collapse in Libya is a reminder of the danger of aging American infrastructure.

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