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NEWS ABOUT: dams

dams stories: 4 news summaries

 Drying Euphrates 
 Cripples Iraq 

Turkish, Syrian dams, Iraqi practices blamed

Jul 14, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqis are suffering as the Euphrates river dwindles, a result of Turkish and Syrian dams upstream, a 2-year drought, and Iraqi’s own mismanagement of its water supply, the New York Times reports. Farmers and fishermen have been ruined and key grain-growing land desiccated. “The old men say it’... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • Syria • drought • water • Euphrates • river • dams

 Pacific Salmon Face 
 Uncertain Tides 

Oceanic changes doomed '08 crop, but scientists can't agree on what caused them

Jan 7, 09 6:43 PM CST
(Newser) - West Coast fisheries has seen a 90% drop in salmon spawn since 2004, and while many blame rivers degraded by dams and diversions, some experts believe the problem has been pushed out to sea, reports Salon. Wind direction and water temperature have changed, bringing less food to the ocean’s... More »

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California • science • ocean • salmon • fish • Oregon • dams • fishermen • cod

Burst Dams
New Peril in Quake Aftermath

Flooding could hurt rescue efforts — or kill more, China warns

May 14, 08 5:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese authorities are warning of possible flooding and further destruction caused by bursting dams in the aftermath of Monday's catastrophic earthquake, Reuters reports. "The most dangerous problems are several reservoirs near Wenchuan," about 30 miles northwest of the ruined city of Dujiangyan, one official said. The Zipingpu dam,... More »

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China • dams • earthquake • China earthquake

Javanese Can't Stop the Mud

1½-year-old deluge of mud keeps on flowing

Nov 29, 07 9:31 PM CST
(Newser) - A toxic mud volcano has been flowing on the Indonesian island of Java for 18 months, and authorities are stuck. Since an energy company opened an underground fissure while drilling for natural gas, 11 villages have been swamped by the ooze. Plugging the hole with air-dropped concrete balls and hiring... More »

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Indonesia • Java • mud • dams • mystics

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