What Would Happen If Chabot Dam in the East Bay Hills Broke Open?
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Show Notes
The question is a simple but alarming one: If the Lake Chabot dam cracked open in a big earthquake, what kind of flooding should the communities below expect? This week's question asker, Hollyann Vickers Keng, has a vested interest in the answer -- she lives there!
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