As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river ...

August is a critical period for China’s flood prevention efforts. Fortunately, the country has built the high-standard Three Gorges Dam, which can withstand massive flood. With flood discharge ...

NASA reports that the construction and operation of China's Three Gorges Dam have slightly slowed Earth's rotation by 0.06 microseconds. This effect is due to the redistribution of water mass ...

On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet at a site ne ...

The Three Gorges Dam in China is often praised as a marvel of modern engineering, but according to NASA, this colossal ...

Tibetan rights groups see the project as a prime example of China exploiting Tibet’s natural resources while harming local communities. The dam’s construction will require people to be relocated, ...

China recently announced plans to build the largest hydropower dam in the world, with a capacity to generate three times more ...

Tibet project estimated at 60GW would be nearly three times the size of China's Three Gorges Dam ... and glacial lake outburst floods, which can all compromise dam integrity,” he said.

China’s Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. The announced cost is $137 billion. The Economist calls the new dam “the world’s most expensive infrastructure project.” And perhaps it is ...

Beijing: China recently announced plans to build the largest hydropower dam in the world, with a capacity to generate three ...