Daily Mail16d
How 2,000-year-old Roman dam kept Spanish town safe from floods while modern defences failed as public anger grows at authorities over disaster that may have killed 400
But incredibly, thanks to ancient Roman engineering which helped to direct the overflowing waters of the dam, the deluge was diverted down a hillside and away from the town of Almonacid de la Cuba.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation24d
Brazil seals $45 billion compensation deal with BHP and Vale after 2015 Brazilian Mariana Dam disaster
Brazil has signed a $45 billion compensation agreement with BPH and Vale for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015. The collapse of the dam near Mariana in 2015 killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless ...
philstar.com24d
Dam water release to be gradual, measured
Napocor, which provides missionary electrification to off-grid areas, manages major dams in Luzon, including the Ambuklao Dam and the Binga Dam in Benguet, San Roque Dam in Pangasinan, Angat Dam ...
moneycontrol.com25d
BMC appeals people to filter and boil water
Due to continuous rainfall in the catchment area of Bhatsa reservoir over the past three to four days, increase in the turbidity of water in the river channel has been observed since Monday ...
Smithsonian Magazine25d
Salmon Make a Long-Awaited Return to the Klamath River for the First Time in 112 Years, After Largest Dam Removal in U.S.
On October 16, biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) spotted the fish above the former site of the J.C. Boyle Dam in the Upper Klamath River. The dam was one of four ...
The Indian Express25d
Turbidity of water in Bhatsa increases; BMC urges residents to filter water before drinking
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Tuesday announced that owing to heavy rainfall, the turbidity of water in Bhatsa lake has increased. As a result, the civic body has appealed to citizens ...
ndtvprofit26d
BMC Urges Mumbaikars To Filter And Boil Water Amid Turbidity Complaints
Despite these challenges, the water supply situation in Mumbai appears stable overall. As of Oct. 3, the seven lakes that supply drinking water to the city—Bhatsa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, ...
The Citizen26d
Vaal Dam level continues to drop. Here’s what it stood at this week
The Vaal Dam is the primary feeder for Rand Water, which draws from the Sterkfontein Dam should the Vaal have a distinguished low capacity. Vaal Dam. Image: Department of Water and Sanitation The ...
Hindustan Times26d
Muddy water supply due to rainfall, says BMC
Incessant rainfall in the catchment area of the Bhatsa reservoir, one of the seven reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai, has made the water turbid since October 21. Following reports of muddy ...
lokmattimes26d
Mumbai Water Advisory: BMC Urges Mumbaikars to Boil or Filter Water Before Drinking Due to Increased Turbidity
According to the BMC release, due to unseasonal and continuous rainfall in the Bhatsa Dam near Shahapur in the Thane district of Maharashtra catchment area increased turbidity over the past few days, ...
Indiatimes26d
‘Turbid water complaints in parts of Mumbai; filter & boil it’
Continuous rainfall in the Bhatsa reservoir catchment area has increased water turbidity, leading to muddy water supplies in parts of Mumbai. BMC is addressing the issue at water treatment plants ...
Interesting Engineering26d
Powering Africa: 6,450-MW Ethiopian dam to harness Nile waters for energy
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), positioned on the Blue Nile, is set to become the largest hydroelectric plant in Africa and one of the top ten worldwide. GERD could make Ethiopia a ...