What would happen if the Three Gorges Dam suddenly failed? From mass flooding to economic ruin, we break down the terrifying consequences of a potential dam disaster in China. Could this be one of the ...

By embarking on building a super-dam, the largest ever conceived, in the seismically active Sino-Indian border region, China is potentially creating a ticking water bomb for millions of people living ...

But China has said little about the project ... Experts say the massive excavation involved in dam construction could make such disasters more likely. It is hard to know how the project is ...

Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

Aerial photo of peach blossoms along the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, April ...

China’s plan to build the dam in Medog County ... The basin’s susceptibility to natural disasters compounds these risks. Landslides and earthquakes pose significant threats, particularly ...

BEIJING--China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect ...

But China's plans to build a US$137 billion hydropower dam in Tibet could threaten to escalate tensions. The project will sit on the Yarlung Tsangpo River that flows into India as the Brahmaputra ...

China views the dam as a means to maximise its utilisation ... nations like India and Bangladesh would bear the brunt of any disaster. Compounding these concerns is China’s longstanding ...

China has tried to reassure India over its plans for a mega dam in the Tibetan Plateau ... He added that it would include a disaster prevention system, and aimed to support global low-carbon ...

On December 25, China approved the construction of ... pointed out that the dam’s location in a disaster-prone region makes the river basin vulnerable to landslides, earthquakes, and flash ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. India has voiced concern about Beijing’s plan to build a dam in Tibet that is three times larger than ...