the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rainfall on record ...
The Three Gorges Dam in China is often praised as a marvel of modern engineering, but according to NASA, this colossal ...
China will launch a one-kilometer-long renewable energy station into space, capable of generating in one year the equivalent ...
The megaproject will also divert the flow of the Yarlung river through India and Bangladesh, potentially triggering flash ...
This colossal dam, built on the Yangtze River, is not only the world’s largest hydroelectric power project but has also impacted something as fundamental as Earth’s rotation. The Three Gorges ...
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 ...
The allure of clean energy is powerful, but for countries sharing rivers, hydropower can come with a range of hidden costs.
The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...
With this much water moved out of the way of the Yangtze River dam, the balance has changed, which in turn slows the Earth's rotation. Three Gorges Dam in China changes Earth's physical properties ...
More than 50,000 dams have been built in the Yangtze basin since 1950, and more are planned. Dams divert and disrupt the natural flows of the river, which affects wildlife and people. During ...
and such an alliance has significantly elevated the service levels of Yangtze cruises. Following the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, the quality of the river’s water, along with attractions ...