China’s Yarlung Tsangpo mega-dam faces fresh scrutiny as Himalayas warm
- China’s Yarlung Tsangpo mega-dam faces scrutiny as warming Himalayas heighten environmental and safety risks.
- Estimated at $167 billion, the project ranks among the world’s largest hydropower developments under construction.
- Scientists warn warming accelerates glacier melt, increasing flood and landslide risks around the project significantly.
- Seismic risks raise earthquake, landslide and geological instability concerns; India fears downstream water, ecological and community impacts.
Source: ap7am.com
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