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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: South Florida Dike Poses "Grave Danger," Engineers Say


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Marshes sit atop south Florida's Lake Okeechobee, the second-largest freshwater lake in the continental United States.

In a recent report, engineers say that the dike around the lake could collapse in a hurricane or from rising water levels, posing a "grave threat" to Florida's people and environment.

Photograph courtesy South Florida Water Management District