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A dangerous dam‑building race is threatening South Asia’s shared rivers
#Bangladesh #China #India #SouthAsia #WaterCrisis #Environment #Dams #Hydropower #Brahmaputra #Ganges #PadmaBarrage #WaterSecurity #Geopolitics #Rivers #Sundarbans #GlobalSouth
https://the-14.com/a-dangerous-dam-building-race-is-threatening-south-asias-shared-rivers/

A dangerous dam‑building race is threatening South Asia’s shared rivers | The-14

South Asia’s river crisis deepens as Bangladesh, India and China expand massive dam projects threatening water security, ecosystems and diplomacy.

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Travel Rewards 101 May 21

Fun fact about Niagara Falls, Canada/USA. The falls are a powerful source of hydroelectric energy, capable of producing over 4 million kilowatts of electricity. #Hydropower #NaturalWonders #jtset Image Credit:@about_gawhar on instagram

The Christian Science Monitor May 18

Norway’s money and hydropower have insulated it from the world’s energy pressures – until now. The way it solves these challenges could set a global example. #energy #hydropower #datacenter

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0515/Norway-electric-energy-crunch-consumers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Even Norway is facing an energy crunch. It is hunting for solutions.

Norway’s money and hydropower have insulated it from the world’s energy pressures – until now. The way it solves these challenges could set a global example.

The Christian Science Monitor

Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle [Unofficial]May 18

Pakistan welcomes Indus treaty arbitration ruling

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1495167/pakistan-welcomes-indus-treaty-arbitration-ruling/

Kevin Jennings May 17

Holyoke Dam
#photography, #potd2026, #photoaday, #pad2026-137, #longexposure, #dam, #connecticutriver, #hydropower, #holyokedam

Kevin Jennings May 17

Holyoke Dam
#photography, #potd2026, #photoaday, #pad2026-137, #longexposure, #dam, #connecticutriver, #hydropower, #holyokedam

Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️May 13

Some of the best news today. Protecting the protectors of the Skagit River is long overdue, and one of Seattle’ most important responsibilities.
#Seattle #water #hydropower #Salmon #UpperSkagitpeople #SwinomishPeople #Skagit #SkagitRiver
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/4b-seattle-city-light-hydropower-deal-gets-mayor-wilsons-signature/

Doug Bostrom May 9

"Many large cities around the world experience frequent power outages and yet have an abundance of tall buildings and experience rainfall. This represents a unique and scalable opportunity for cities to capture the intermittent rainwater at high elevation and convert the potential energy into electricity for rechargeable batteries at street level when solar panels are unproductive. Through a global data analysis, we demonstrate there are indeed numerous large cities with a non-negligible potential for harvestable hydropower using an easy-to-implement concept called Self-sufficient Harvester of Electricity-Water. In an effort to aspire toward a more sustainable way of urban living, we now urge the scientific community to reimagine large cities with tall buildings as untapped sources of hydropower whose intermittent nature could be stored in rechargeable batteries to provide a more stable backup for low-power but essential services during outages."

#hydropower

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025EF007873?af=R