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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Stephen Starr

Century-old dam under strain as floods increase in US and federal funds dry up

an aerial view of a dam
Huffman Prairie Dam in Dayton, Ohio. Photograph: Carey Brentlinger/Alamy

More than 18,000 properties that sit downstream of a series of a century-old Ohio dam are at risk of flooding over the next three decades, according to climate data, as the Trump administration continues to roll back investments that would aid in keeping the waters at bay.

In a part of the US that’s largely flat, the view from above the Huffman dam in south-west Ohio is rare.

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