Ukraine Dam Disaster: What We Know
Thousands of residents fled rising floodwaters in southern Ukraine, a day after a dam on the Dnipro River was destroyed.
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg
Thousands of residents fled rising floodwaters in southern Ukraine, a day after a dam on the Dnipro River was destroyed.
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg
So-called pumped storage, rather than conventional dams, is emerging as the future of deriving electricity from water's gravitational qualities.
By Mira Rojanasakul and Max Bearak
As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states.
By Christopher Flavelle
It’s time to drill holes in Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River and empty Lake Powell.
By Dale Maharidge
When the Portuguese electric power grid needs more electricity, a large multinational power company releases millions of gallons of water from a dammed reservoir.
By Stanley Reed and Matilde Viegas
There are no new rivers left to tap. We must learn to do more with less.
By Laurence C. Smith
The Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, has one of the world’s most powerful tides. Now, engineers and scientists hope to finally turn it into a clean energy source.
By Ian Austen
No greater challenge faces humanity than reducing emissions without backsliding into preindustrial poverty. One tiny country is leading the way.
By Noah Gallagher Shannon
The state relies heavily on hydroelectric power generated by four dams, which have contributed to the depletion of the salmon population that is critical to the region’s ecosystem.
By Mark Walker
Dry weather in southwestern China has crippled huge hydroelectric dams, forcing cities to impose rolling blackouts and driving up the country’s use of coal.
By Keith Bradsher and Joy Dong
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