Emergency personnel worked throughout the weekend to gain control of a 226-meter breach at Dongting Lake.
Strategic security issues for reservoirs around Beijing: Wang Weiluo
A look at the danger posed by dams when weaponized during warfare.
Nearly one-fifth of the Mekong’s fish are at risk of extinction and the main culprits are hydroelectric dams
A new study finds the construction of hydroelectric dams on the main trunk and tributaries of the Mekong River are threatening the livelihoods and food security of millions and the survival of […]
Dammed to the hilt
For the first time, a comprehensive list of cascade dams in Sichuan Province shows the jaw-dropping extent to which one of China’s most hydropowered regions is being developed, proving the Xi Jinping […]
More than 100 Tibetans arrested over dam protest
In a rare act of defiance, residents push back against the construction of a massive dam that would destroy Buddhist monasteries and force the resettlement of two villages.
China’s Yarlung Tsangpo Great Bend mega-dam not feasible due to risks
A transboundary super dam proposed for occupied Tibet, near its border with India, poses significant concerns and risks. A report by Chinese geologist Fan Xiao delves into the infeasibility of the massive […]
A little chat about the recent 6.2 magnitude Jishishan earthquake
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck China’s northwestern Gansu province late Monday, killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds, occurred in an area prone to earthquakes on the northeastern edge of the […]
The “river dragon” came from the Sanmenxia Dam and the consequences were deadly
As people enjoyed themselves along the banks of the Yellow River to celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year, a sudden release of water from the Sanmenxia Hydropower Station sent […]
Dams cause earthquakes, earthquakes cause other earthquakes
A new study focused on the 6.8 M Luding earthquake in China’s Sichuan-Yunnan seismic zone, shows how dams make areas susceptible to earthquakes directly (through RIS) and indirectly by altering geological structures, […]
Why is the salty tide at the mouth of the Yangtze River related to the high dams and large reservoirs in the Upper Yangtze River?
The Yangtze estuary’s saline tide has changed significantly since the impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir.
Three Gorges migrants through the lens of Li Feng
The creation of China’s Three Gorges Dam buried the past and overturned the lives of millions. Tracking these changes across the years: one of the country’s greatest photographers.
Flee from floods
Why did the Chinese government choose not to reveal the real total capacity of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir – perhaps the most critical technical specification of the entire project?
Peach blossoms on the back, hometown underwater
A photographer captures 30 decades of life in upheaval for Three Gorges migrants and one moment, in particular, that stirred an entire nation.
Where did the Yangtze go?
Expert highlights government actions as reason for dry-up, not just absence of rain.
Sichuan power crunch sparks calls for rethink of coal in China’s energy mix
The hydropower hub calls into question the race for renewable energy.
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