Above is a cropped version of a map of planned dams showing a 38-gigawatt hydro-plant at Motuo, amongst others, on the website of Hydro China Original here Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent for The Guardian Mega-dam on Yarlung Tsangpo river would save 200m tonnes of CO2 but could spark conflict over downstream water supply Chinese [...]
The Tragedy of the Himalayas
By BRYAN WALSH / LEH Scientists call it the third pole — but when it comes to clear and present threats from climate change, it may rank first. The high-altitude glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau — which cover parts of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and China — are the water tower of [...]
