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‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war
Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.
China’s Himalayan mega dam deepens India’s water worries
Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy ...
The world's largest dam costing £110bn will have '12-mile tunnels' through Himalayas
A gigantic hydroelectric project is predicted to provide power for more than 300 million homes when it is completed - but it ...
‘One step at a time’: Boise climber summits largest mountain range in the world
Dan Cotner summited a peak in the Himalayas in November – an accomplishment he said the Boise Climbers Alliance helped ...
Tibet quake highlights earthquake risk for dams on roof of the world
Tibet's earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 126 and damaged four water reservoirs this week highlights the risks from a hydropower building spree by Asian giants China and India in one of the ...
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes China near source of Yellow River
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook parts of the Chinese province of Qinghai on Wednesday, with its epicentre located near the source of the Yellow River, the main natural ... quake in the foothills of ...