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Lake Victoria’s surging water levels threaten hydro dams: Uganda
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Lake Victoria's water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century after about eight months of relentless downpours, posing a threat to Uganda's hydropower plants.
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Dams, Sand Mining Threaten to Wreck Mekong Delta
More than sea-level rise, unsustainable development on the Mekong Delta is the biggest risk to the delta’s economy and ecology.
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U.S. Hydropower Grows By Going Small
Hydropower expansion relies on improving existing dams.
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North America Clean Energy Plan Could Boost Canadian Hydropower
Leaders pledge more use of low-carbon fuels.
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Venezuela Drought Aggravates Instability
Shortages of power, food, supplies wrack country.
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India’s Severe Drought Causing Havoc
Water scarcity forces millions of people off of farms and into…
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Lake Mead Drops But Hoover Dam Powers On
New investments expand the dam’s generating range.
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Zambia Electricity Shortage Highlights Africa’s Hydropower Shortfalls
Amid a changing social and environmental landscape, Sub-Saharan Africa turns to its rivers.
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Water, Food, and Ecuador
From New York to Chicago to South America, Circle of Blue intern Miranda Cawley describes what drew her to the water-food-energy nexus.
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Surviving the Nepal Earthquake
Circle of Blue intern Crystal Edmunds recounts her first-hand experience of the Gorkha earthquake and raises questions about what it means for water.
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Unstable Slopes: Nepal Landslide Highlights Risk to Lives and Infrastructure in Himalayas
Triggered by the April 25 earthquake, Kali Gandaki landslide reveals long-term challenges in the world’s highest mountain range.
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Nepal Earthquake Damages At Least 14 Hydropower Dams
Nation's power grid loses more than 30 percent of generating capacity.