Tag: DAM

Australia Announces $5.4 Billion Mega Dam to Shore up Water, Food Security

March 23, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged $5.4 billion to build the Hell’s Gate mega dam in Queensland as he tours the state promising the project will provide jobs, water, and food security for the region ahead of the federal elections expected by May. Hell’s Gate Dam is expected to be four times the size…

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Two Dams in China’s Inner Mongolia Collapse After Torrential Rain

July 19, 2021
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SHANGHAI—Two dams in China’s northwestern region of Inner Mongolia have collapsed after torrential rain, the water ministry said on Monday, highlighting the safety risks posed by ageing infrastructure during the summer flood season. The dams, in the Inner Mongolian city of Hulunbuir, collapsed on Sunday afternoon. They had formed reservoirs with a combined water storage…

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Water District Partnership Brings Increased Water Supply, Habitat Restoration 

May 5, 2021
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The Orange County Water District (OCWD) has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) that will allow for increased water storage and habitat restoration behind the Prado Dam near Corona, Calif. It made the announcement May 5. The change comes as Lt. General Scott A. Spellmon signed off on a feasibility study April 22 that proposed an update to the…

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Talented Woodworker Makes Rustic Bed From Driftwood Fallen in Stream–and the Result Is Amazing

March 30, 2021
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A young UK man has made himself a beautiful new bed, with a lovely rustic look, for free by using fallen wood that had washed up in a stream. Billy Walden, 20, from Bentham, Lancashire, has used his impressive carpentry skills to transform the gnarled river wood into a wholly unique bedframe. This is just…

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China Insider: Yangtze River Dries up as Dams Worsen the Impact of Drought

March 24, 2021
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Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei Province, is nicknamed the “City of Yangtze” because it is the biggest city in the middle reach of the Yangtze River and situated at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, one of eight major tributaries. That explains why when a video showing a dried-up section of…

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