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Deforestation will undercut effectiveness of rainforest dams
2013-05-13 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Deforestation may significantly decrease the hydroelectric potential of tropical rainforest regions, warns a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The study, led by Claudia M. Stickler at the International Program at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM-International), used climate, hydrological, and land use models to forecast the impact of potential forest loss on hydropower generation on the Xingu River, a major tributary of the Amazon where the...
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Indigenous group: Brazil using military to force Amazon dams
2013-04-08 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An Amazonian community has threatened to "go to war" with the Brazilian government after what they say is a military incursion into their land by dam builders. The Munduruku indigenous group in Para state say they have been betrayed by the authorities, who are pushing ahead with plans to build a cascade of hydropower plants on the Tapajós river without their permission. Public prosecutors, human rights groups, environmental organizations and Christian missionaries have condemned what they call...
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The dams that must not fail
2013-04-05 08:41:39| Paper - Topix.net
Nashua has four dams categorized as high hazard by the state Department of Environmental Services Dam Bureau due to the devastating impact they could have on life and property should they ever fail.
April 16 brownbag: Safe Passage--New Efforts to Get Salmon Past Willamette Basin Dams
2013-04-01 23:43:51| PortlandOnline
Free brownbag describes innovative measures being taken to restore our Willamette salmon runs.
Scientists say Climate Change, Dams Threaten Mekong Livelihoods
2013-03-29 17:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: Scientists meeting in the Thai capital have warned extreme weather caused by climate change will reduce fish stocks and major crops in the Mekong River Basin if countries in Southeast Asia fail to adapt. However, they also warn dam building, much of it for hydropower, is the largest single threat to fisheries that sustain millions of people. An estimated 60 million fishermen and farmers depend on the Mekong River for its rich nutrients and abundant fish. A new study by a group of scientists...
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