MongabayFeb 21

Tropical forests don’t just store carbon — they generate rain. Through “flying rivers,” forest moisture travels far inland, supporting farms and cities.

Even small-scale deforestation can cut precipitation. The Amazon’s rainmaking service alone is valued in the tens of billions annually.

By Rhett Ayers Butler
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/the-amazon-generates-20-billion-of-dollars-worth-of-rainfall-each-year-study-finds/

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The Amazon’s most valuable export isn’t timber — it’s rain

Rainfall is often treated as a gift of geography — a function of latitude, oceans, and atmospheric circulation. A growing body of research suggests that in the tropics, it is also a product of ecosystems. Forests do not merely receive rain. They help generate it, regulate its distribution, and sustain the conditions that allow it […]

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Africa: Angola's Overlooked Role in the Zambezi River System: [African Arguments] The Zambezi is one of Africa's great rivers. Its basin, covering approximately 1,370,000 km2, is home to approximately 50 million people and spreads across eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The river cascades over Victoria Falls, Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders,"… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TP5tHj #Zambezi #Angola #Africa #VictoriaFalls #HydroelectricPower
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Africa: Ethiopia's Abiy Meets Somali President After Launch of Africa's Largest Hydroelectric Dam: [Shabelle] Addis Ababa, Sept 10, 2025 -- One day after Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the continent's largest hydroelectric project, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a series of high-level meetings with regional leaders to discuss security and… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TN00vT #Ethiopia #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam #HydroelectricPower #HornOfAfrica #AbiyAhmed
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Dự án mở rộng nhà máy thủy điện Trị An nhận vốn đầu tư gần 4.000 tỷ đồng, hứa hẹn tăng công suất, tối ưu dòng chảy và giảm phát thải CO2.
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Africa: Ethiopia Preparing to Inaugurate Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant in Africa: [ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Preparations are underway for the official inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLkJyM #Ethiopia #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam #GERD #HydroelectricPower #CleanEnergy
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Ecological Restoration In The Yellow River Basin Enhances Hydropower Potential
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Nick DeWolf Photo ArchiveSep 16, 2024
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Nick DeWolf Photo ArchiveSep 16, 2024

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/3314962418/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

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Model of Cooperation: Kyrgyzstan Selecting Dam Type for Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant https://timesca.com/a-model-of-cooperation-kyrgyzstan-selecting-dam-type-for-kambarata-1-hydropower-plant/ #Kyrgyzstan #Eurasia #CentralAsia #Hydropower #RenewableEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #WaterManagement #HydroelectricPower #Kambarata1
A Model of Cooperation: Kyrgyzstan Selecting Dam Type for Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant - The Times Of Central Asia

On September 4, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers and the World Bank organized a roundtable on dam type selection for the country’s flagship

The Times Of Central Asia