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A small team of scientists is creating the first global 'swimways' map, a tool they hope will promote stronger policies to save…
Since the dawn of advanced civilizations, humanity has sought to manage the flow of rivers. Protection from floods, water for…
The Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon. One of the biggest in the world, it was plagued by government and corporate…
On 23 July 2018, a dam in southernmost Laos collapsed, and the resultant flood left more than 6,000 people homeless. The…
A tsunami of development projects is sweeping across the planet. It’s in the form of new roads, dams, mines, housing estates…
By Dénes Csala, Lancaster University and Sgouris Sgouridis, Masdar…
Exploring the biodiversity crisis in Southeast Asia.
Humanity got its first large-scale electricity thanks to hydropower. On Aug. 26, 1895, water flowing over Niagara Falls was…
Freshwater biodiversity is decreasing across the world. Image: Mike Goehler | Flickr Creative…
Hydropower dams are generally thought to be a clean source of electricity. By moving water through turbines, dams can generate…
Hydropower reservoirs are considered to be major sources of low-carbon electricity that can be used to cut greenhouse gas…
Concentration. That’s what makes rivers so valuable — both for fish and for energy. A river is the concentrated water of a…
Itaipu Hydropower Project on the Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Image…
Hydropower, the renewable technology that sets gravity to work and harnesses the... The post Global Boom in Hydropower Poses…
Scientists predict a doubling in production of renewable energy from hydropower over the next 20 years, but building new dams…