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The culprit who makes the highest dam in America is about to break, threatening 100,000 people
The phenomenon of soil erosion in the spillway of a reservoir can cause a nearly 10-meter-high concrete wall to collapse, threatening the lives of more than 100,000 peop…
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Hydroelectric dams can cause 70% extinction of wildlife
According to research results published on July 1 in the US journal PLOS ONE, hydroelectric dams can kill up to 70% of wild animals living in the neighborhood.
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Taiwan gorge suddenly appeared, disappearing fast record
A sudden canyon appeared in Taiwan after an intense earthquake 15 years ago, gradually disappearing with unprecedented speed.
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Damming contributes to global warming
Research results have been published in the Journal of Science, Technology and Environment (Germany) showed that the construction of dams on rivers and lakes, or in ente…
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Breaking in Indonesia caused thousands of people to evacuate
At least one person was killed, eight seriously injured and thousands of others were forced to evacuate the area of Maluku province in eastern Indonesia after a large…
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China: breaking the dam, sinking 19 villages
The collapse of Khuc Dinh dam, Hong Dong district (Son Tay), China killed at least two people in Nam Duong Hai village when more than 100 meters of broken water dams bro…
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Malaysia: Heavy rain caused a dam break, thousands of people fled
Malaysia's official news agency Bernama said on Monday that heavy rains have caused flooding, forcing nearly 14,000 people to flee shelter in relief centers. A dam was b…
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Proposed withdrawal of Song Tranh 2 lake for inspection
Earthquakes continued in Song Tranh 2 with increasing intensity and increasing frequency.
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Sambor dam should not be built on the Mekong mainstream
Since the Sambor mainstream dam was planned to build, residents of Kratie Province (Cambodia) have lived in a heaving fear of the consequences that this hydropower proje…
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Leakage of Song Tranh 2 hydropower dam due to design error
After examining the scene of the Song Tranh hydroelectric dam 2, on the afternoon of March 21, the mission of the State Inspection Department of construction quality (Mi…
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Argentina witnessed the largest ice erosion ever seen
On the morning of March 4, the collapse of the ice dam on the Perit Moreno glacier in Argentina created a majestic scene never seen since July 2008.
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Small dams threaten fish species on the Mekong River
According to the latest research published by US scientists, plans to build hydropower dams along small tributaries of the Mekong River could cause unmatchable harm to m…
