http://www.sacbee.com/303/story/44358.html

“Earthquakes, not hurricanes, could destroy levees built on unstable land”, professor says.

You need to read this article to learn more about how really fragile the Delta levee system is around Sacramento. Mounds of dirt, maybe 10feet high,  holding back the drinking water supply for Northern and Southern California.

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