Water – we live and die by it. Today, we head to southern California and visit the ruins of the Saint Francis Dam to learn about the worst civil engineering failure of the 20th century and the second greatest loss of life in California state history.

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94: Liquid Avalanche: Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument