What if California's dams fail?
Fun fact: In some statistics on the safety of different forms of electricity generation, the largest dam failure [1] is left out, which brings hydropower down to same level of safety as nuclear, wind and solar. Our World in Data is an honest source, and reports both values [2].<p>If you see hydro reported as safe as nuclear, solar and wind (for example in [3]), then they excluded the largest accident. If hydro is 2 orders of magnitude more deadly than nuclear, wind and solar, then they included everything.<p><pre><code>    solar 0.02 deaths&#x2F;TWh
    nuclear 0.03
    wind 0.04
    
    hydro 0.02 without, 1.5 with
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[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ourworldindata.org&#x2F;safest-sources-of-energy">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ourworldindata.org&#x2F;safest-sources-of-energy</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.energymonitor.ai&#x2F;sectors&#x2F;power&#x2F;weekly-data-fossil-fuels-much-deadlier-than-renewables&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.energymonitor.ai&#x2F;sectors&#x2F;power&#x2F;weekly-data-fossi...</a>