The surge in hydroelectric dams is driving massive biodiversity loss: Canadapanda / shutterstock Around the world, free-flowing natural rivers are being fragmented by dams, weirs and other barriers. It’s one of the biggest, yet least acknowledged, causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. River fragmentation is a key reason migratory fish populations have declined by 81% since …
Hydroelectric dams take toll on endangered big cats, study shows: Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock Big cats are among the most widespread top predators on Earth. Lions stalk zebra in the African savanna, tigers ambush antelope in the forests of Asia and jaguars hunt deer in the jungles of South America. They play an important role in ecosystems …
Climate change: as mountain regions warm, hydroelectric power plants may be vulnerable: Around 27 million cubic metres of rock and glacier ice collapsed from Ronti Peak in the northern Indian Himalayas on February 7 2021, falling 1,800 metres into the valley below. The glacier ice melted as it cascaded down the mountain, mixing with rock …