What strikes me is the fact that nuclear power has received an incredible amount of backslash after the Chernobyl incident (a few thousands deaths) and the Fukushima incident (one disputed death), but hydroelectric power is considered a "good" source of energy despite a few incredibly deadly incidents:
- Banquiao (China, 1975): between 26.000 and 240.000 [1]
- Derna (Lybia, 2023): between 6000 and 20.000 deaths [2]
- Banquiao (China, 1975): between 26.000 and 240.000 [1]
- Derna (Lybia, 2023): between 6000 and 20.000 deaths [2]
- Machchu (India, 1979): 5000 deaths [3]
- Vajont (Italy, 1963): 2000 deaths [4]
- Möhne dam (Germany, 1943): 1500 deaths [5]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Derna_dam_collapse
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morvi_dam_failure
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_Dam
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6hne_Reservoir