Decades-old infrastructure strains under demand. By Probe International and Three Gorges Probe The Three Gorges Dam’s existing five-tier ship lock system, operational since 2004 and hailed as the world’s largest and most complex, is faltering under surging Yangtze River traffic. Demand has pushed the aging infrastructure beyond its designed capacity, exposing critical strain on its […]
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The Lower Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project will cause irreparable damage to a world heritage site and must be stopped immediately. By Probe International A transboundary mega-dam planned for the Lower Yarlung Tsangpo region threatens to wreak havoc on the world’s deepest and longest canyon—a rare and invaluable heritage site, and home to more than half […]
By Probe International China’s penchant for megadams is fueled by an extreme and dangerous nationalism in the relentless pursuit of global hydropower dominance for its own sake, according to a new report by the renowned German-based hydrology expert Wang Weiluo. In this richly detailed study of one of China’s greatest vanity projects—the Three Gorges Dam—Wang […]
A Probe International Exclusive As we approach the 30-year mark since construction of the world’s largest dam first began, we are pausing to take a look back over the years through the lens of one of China’s most celebrated photographers, Li Feng. Thanks for reading The Adams-Solomon Report! Subscribe for free to receive new posts […]