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Sustainability of Karahnjukar Dam in Question

By Andrew Smith - Posted on 04 May 2009

Built as a means to create jobs in East Iceland, the Karahnjukar Dam was supposed to improve Iceland's economy. But global warming and a global economic crisis raises questions about the dam's sustainability.

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