A new study, recently published in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Bridge Engineering, evaluates the impact of climate change on the safety of bridge constructions.

The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River in northern Iraq is the largest Dam in the country and provides power to nearly two million people. According to engineers, the dam is at serious risk of collapse and the resulting flood could result in over a million deaths.

Even if a foundation structure meets all the strength requirements, it should also satisfy another condition which is called serviceability.