China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges—the world's largest power station—stoking fears among environmentalists and in neighbouring India.
Environment
Apr 11, 2021
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Some large dams are having a serious impact on downstream platypus populations, an extensive three-year study by UNSW scientists has found.
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2021
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A study by Monash scientists has found that a rare earth affects the fate of a key reaction with copper, gold, silver, and uranium mineralisation.
Earth Sciences
Mar 5, 2021
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Snake River spring-summer chinook could be nearly extinct by 2060 and interventions are "desperately needed" to boost survival in every stage of their lives, scientists warn.
Plants & Animals
Feb 19, 2021
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The development of small hydropower dams is widespread throughout Brazil and elsewhere in the world, vastly overshadowing large hydropower projects. The proliferation of these smaller dams is a response to growing energy ...
Environment
Jan 27, 2021
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By 2050, more than half the global population will live downstream from tens of thousands of large dams near or past their intended lifespan, according to a UN report released Friday.
Environment
Jan 22, 2021
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By 2050, most people on Earth will live downstream of tens of thousands of large dams built in the 20th century, many of them already operating at or beyond their design life, according to a UN University analysis.
Environment
Jan 22, 2021
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A new collaborative study led by researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, the University of Tokyo, and Michigan State University exposes the role of dams for mitigating flood risk under climate change.
Environment
Jan 22, 2021
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One of Brazil's worst environmental disasters—a dam collapse that also killed more than 200 people—could have been foreseen with the latest satellite radar imaging technique, according to a new study by the University ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 20, 2021
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Half a century since Egypt's ground-breaking Aswan dam was inaugurated with much fanfare, harnessing the Nile for hydropower and irrigation, the giant barrier is still criticised for its human and environmental toll.
Environment
Jan 13, 2021
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