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January 08, 2015

Better dam planning strategies
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jan 08, 2015
When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from close to 6,500 existing large dams on a highly precise map of the world's rivers, an international team led by McGill University researchers has created a new method to estimate the global impacts of dams on river flow and fragmentation. Among their findings, published online in Environmental Research Letters: 48% of ... read more

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