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Scientists prepare for unprecedented change to major river after knocking down dams: 'This has been controversial for a long time'
The plan is to start shutting down the dams by 2028, with final decisions on how the river will be managed still in the works ...
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In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater
The nation’s plan to control its most precious resource includes a controversial dam that will drown some of its history. The ancient town of Hasankeyf sits on the bank of the Tigris River.
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Dams, Engineering, and Technology
Dams, levees, and canals dot the developing world too. In some areas communities still use ancient water storage infrastructures and rely on centuries-old canals for irrigation. While most agree ...
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The Beaver That Didn’t Give a Dam
Meaning “ancient beaver” (Castoridae is the family that includes ... Elsewhere, aquatic beavers did hang on and eventually became the flat-tailed dam builders we know today. And gophers and other ...
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World's largest masonry dam engulfs ancient Buddhist site
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Forty dams to be built in central Vietnam
Forty hydropower dams are to be built in the Vu Gia - Thu Bon River Basin, Quang Nam Province, just upstream of the ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site in central Vietnam. Scheduled ...