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Climate change: Dams played key role in limiting sea level rise

The construction of large-scale dams has played a surprising role in limiting rising seas, say scientists. Over the past century, melting glaciers and the thermal…

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Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam

Fishermen on the shores of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the world’s biggest desert lake, have no doubt about what is to blame for their dwindling fish…

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Thousands of run-down US dams would kill people if they failed, study finds

More than 15,000 dams in the US would likely kill people if they failed, and at least 2,300 of them are in poor or unsatisfactory…

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Lake Victoria’s surging water levels threaten hydro dams: Uganda

Lake Victoria’s water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century after about eight months of relentless downpours, posing a…

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