Tag: dams
South Sudan braces for worsening flooding after Nile dams open
Experts are warning that flooding in South Sudan will worsen, with September and October expected to be the worst months. Large areas of the country have already been submerged since…
Investigation into Libya’s collapsed dams begins
The death toll from the flood disaster has been reported at over 11,000 dead in the Libyan city of Derna, according to the Red Crescent. Search efforts are still ongoing…
aging dams, a climate phenomenon and a bankrupt state
In Libya, searches continue to try to find the thousands of people missing. But people want to start getting answers. The disaster was unprecedented, but the failure of two dams…
The largest dams in the world in 19 photos
Whether they are in the vault, in the embankment or foothillsthe dams testify to the capacity of Man to master nature in order to exploit its power. Irrigation, hydroelectricity, drinking…
Why small hydraulic dams are controversial
The mills not only embody the subjects of idyllic postcards, flashes of an ancient world, on which water naturally mixes with human buildings and animals. They are also the subject…