The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...
Days after China said that the 6.8-magnitude earthquake did not cause any damage to dams in Tibet, it has been forced to ...
When The Global Times announced that Beijing was going to build a cascade of nine large HPPs on the Yarlung Tsangpo, human ...
China has tried to reassure India over its plans for a mega dam in the Tibetan Plateau, which has prompted fears it will ...
Estimated $137-billion hydroelectric project, which would be three times larger than China's Three Gorges Dam, has raised ...
With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...
REUTERS BEIJING — Tibet’s earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed ... region’s projects were at risk of moderate to severe damage in a future earthquake. China says the dam will play a major role in ...
Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the southwest region last week ...
On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung ...
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a recent earthquake that hit Tibet. Facebook/Screenshot Verdict: False The video is from 2024 in Japan. Fact Check: Firefighters in Los ...
In the absence of a water-sharing treaty, we are in a vulnerable position, but a dam for a dam is not in our best interest ...
Deadly earthquakes in the Himalayan region, with historical data and potential impacts on surrounding areas explained in ...