USA Today23d
'Vast amount of water': Beaver dam blamed for 2023 Maine train derailment
Maine environmental officials pinned an April 2023 train derailment that hospitalized three people and spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel on a beaver dam Wednesday. The train derailment occurred ...
The Hindu25d
The Teesta dam and the long shadow of climate change
On January 27, 2025, an expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change recommended a proposal to rebuild the Teesta-3 dam on the Teesta river in Sikkim.
The Hindu26d
China’s dam project opens the floodgates of concern
The planned construction by China, of a massive hydroelectric dam on the lower section of the upper stream of the Yarlung Zangbo river in Tibet, has become a matter of concern for India due to its ...
The Diplomat26d
Sanakham Dam Sparks Fear and Anguish Along the Thai-Lao Border
An anti-dam protest at the Mekong School in Chiang Khong, Thailand. Credit: Chiang Khong Conservation In Chiang Khan, a picturesque Thai tourist town bordering the Mekong River, the new year ...
Greek Reporter27d
Beavers Complete Czech Government’s Dam Project After Seven Years of Delays
Credit: hehaden – CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr. Beavers have saved the Czech government and its citizens $1.2 million by flooding what used to be an army training site, where a dam was planned, by building ...
The Citizen28d
Vaal Dam has stayed around the same level for nearly a month, but could reach new mark this week
The Vaal Dam is on the brink of exceeding 61% capacity for the first time in nearly a month, with current levels reaching 61.95%. The strategic reservoir, which has maintained levels around 61% ...
Fortune28d
Family of beavers save Czech government $1.2 million by finishing a 7-year dam project in just a few weeks
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The New York Times28d
Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.
The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more ...
The Diplomat28d
What’s Driving China’s Controversial Mega-Dam in Tibet?
On December 25, 2024, Chinese state media Xinhua reported that the country had officially approved the construction of what will be the world largest hydro-dam with annual capacity of 60 gigawatts ...
ZME Science28d
Beavers Built a $1.2M Dam for Free — And Saved a Czech River
A dam would have solved the problem, but the project stalled due to financial and bureaucratic problems since 2018. Then, in a surprising twist, beavers took matters into their own paws ...
Business Insider29d
My favorite gem in Italy is just an hour from Venice. It's packed with stunning scenery and feels like stepping into a fairy tale.
One of my favorite spots to visit is Bassano del Grappa, which is only an hour's train ride from Venice. The enchanting city is located along the Brenta River at the base of the Dolomites.