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A swollen lake behind a damaged dam that threatens a small southeastern North Dakota town dropped only a couple of inches over the summer because a valve on the pipe used to drain it was only partially open, a state official said Monday.
For nearly 25 years Kathy Gladden has lived about 100 feet from the Green River, a normally placid stream that meanders past the many homes, offices, warehouses and shopping malls that blanket the area.
Giant gray pylons loom over this hot springs town — part of a $5 billion dam project that now may never be finished.
A North Korean dam was nearly full before a large amount of water was released without warning earlier this month, causing a deadly river surge in South Korea, a news report said Sunday.
North Korea appears to have deliberately opened a dam that sent water surging down a river into South Korea, a top South Korean official said Wednesday, but he stopped short of calling it an attack.
China's environment ministry said Thursday that it has ordered an ecological assessment for a proposed Yangtze River dam that conservationists fear could threaten hundreds of fish species and drive the giant Chinese sturgeon into extinction.
Attention shifted to caring for homeless and hungry survivors Sunday after a dam burst outside the Indonesian capital, sending a wall of water crashing into a densely packed neighborhood. At least 96 people were killed and 130 others were missing — but hopes of finding them alive were dimming.
An 82-year-old Hawaii landowner pleaded not guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in the deaths of seven people swept from their homes after a century-old earthen dam broke on his property upstream.
Austrian, German and Swiss export officials said Tuesday that companies from those countries must halt work on a controversial Turkish dam that would flood dozens of towns.
A Kauai grand jury on Friday indicted an 82-year-old landowner on seven counts of manslaughter in connection with the deadly failure of dam on Kauai two years ago.
Brazil has approved the construction of a $3.9 billion hydroelectric dam project in the Amazon.
A leaking dam near Walla Walla poses an "unacceptable" risk to the public and will be specially managed until it can be repaired, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.
The federal government is considering enlarging a dam to boost the state's water supply, which would flood what little land remains above water where a Native American tribe had fished and farmed for centuries.
Brazil's environment minister said Monday he granted a license for an Amazon hydroelectric dam but attached stringent conditions to protect Indian reservations and nature preserves.
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy.
Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.
British Maj. Mike Shervington watches over a stunning aqua-green lake and a 50-year-old story about U.S. struggles to aid Afghanistan.
Wang Zhushu rarely sleeps at night. Instead, the 61-year-old retiree paces, listening to the drone of passing ships that shake the walls of her house on the banks of the Yangtze River.
The Iraqi government on Wednesday rejected the findings of a U.S. oversight panel that a dam near the northern city of Mosul is on the verge of a collapse that could cause flooding along the Tigris River "all the way to Baghdad."
China plans to relocate up to 4 million people from areas surrounding the Three Gorges Dam — the world's biggest hydropower project — because of rising concerns over the environment and landslides, state media reported Friday.
Chinese authorities plan to move even more rural residents from behind the Three Gorges Dam in recognition of environmental and economic problems spawned by the giant project, state media and the local government reported Friday.
China could face a catastrophe if it fails to quickly stop environmental problems such as flooding and erosion caused by the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, state media said Wednesday.
Construction has begun on a $3.7 billion dam in southwestern China that will displace from 88,000 to about 150,000 people, local media reported Monday.
Hundreds of machete-wielding farmers opposed to a hydroelectric dam project briefly seized a pumping plant, cutting off much of the water supply to Acapulco just days before tourists flock to the Pacific resort for their Easter vacations.
Huron River Restoration in Ann ArborThe Ann Arbor city council knows how important a legitimate, fair, and broad balanced process it is to remove Argo Dam enabling the city to progress forwards in 2010. Investing in Blue Infrastructure results in huge dividends.
Argo Dam in Ann ArborCouncil has failed to consider how the City will pay for Argo's upkeep when those costs are moved to the Parks Department budget.
Dam nears breaking point in central Sweden Rescue services and volunteers are working hand over fist to stem the growing risk of a dam breaking in Säter in central Sweden as water levels continue to rise in the wake of weekend downpours.
Turkey plans to restart work on controversial dam projectTurkey today announced plans to resume a controversial £1bn dam project in the face of environmental protests that it would displace thousands of people, destroy habitats and drown priceless archaeological treasures.
The moment construction worker dangled from a crane to pluck drowning woman from riverA construction worker dangles from a crane, his arm stretched out to reach a terrified woman trapped in swirling water at the base of a dam. These astonishing images show the dramatic rescue of the woman after her boat overturned near the dam on the Des Moines River in Iowa.
Water seeps past sandbags fortifying weak N.D. damNational Guard troops dropped sandbags from a helicopter early Thursday to shore up a weakening dam that is protecting a small town from flooding, an official said.
Indonesia dam burst kills dozensA dam has burst south-west of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing at least 58 people.
Scientists Believe Last Year's Sichuan-Province Earthquake May Have Been Man-MadeThe 511ft-high Zipingpu dam holds 315 million tonnes of water and lies just 550 yards from the fault line, and three miles from the epicentre, of the Sichuan earthquake.
Palin: Alaska be dammedANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's push for half of the state's electricity to come from renewable energy by 2025 revived hopes for a giant dam project, observers say.
Dam Endangers Baluch Fisherman's VillageThey are some of the oldest inhabitants of Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, but live in abject poverty. Now their entire village might be washed away because of a broken dam.
Dam Bursts At Tennessee Power Plant, Flooding Hundreds Of Acres With Toxic Slurry Of AshAn earthen dam holding back a retention pond broke early Monday at a power plant run by the nation's largest public utility, releasing a frigid mix of water, ash and mud that damaged 12 homes and put hundreds of acres of rural land under water.
Villagers refuse to move for Sudanese damThousands of Sudanese villagers have refused to leave homes due to be flooded this year by a $2 billion dam designed to double Sudan's electricity supply, a representative of the villagers said.
China Drains Lake Into Ruined Town - NYTimes.comChina's official Xinhua news agency said the water level in the dam fell by more than 40 feet after the soldiers detonated "two massive blasts on Monday evening which broke through the bottleneck." The flow of water increased tenfold, Xinhua said, leaving the top of the dam …
After the Shock of an Earthquake, Thousands Now Huddle in Fear of a FloodIt is a simple strand of red plastic hanging between two trees, but for residents of this battered town, it is the line between life and potential death.
Fears for 600,000 Beneath Dam Damaged by China QuakeThe Ministry of Water Resources called for the urgent protection of the Zipingpu reservoir, saying that Dujiangyan, which has about 600,000 residents, would be swamped if the dam failed.
China warns of burst dams as quake death toll risesWed May 14, 2008 10:45am EDT By Emma Graham-Harrison
Rap the Casbah: Arab Hip-Hop Breaking Though Walls and Raising Political ConsciousnessFor more than a generation, hip-hop has drawn kids from neighborhoods around the world into the musical intersection of street culture and political consciousness. Now that common ground is making a mark in one of the globe's most conflict-ridden areas: the Arab world.
Student Tries To Float Over Dam In Kiddie Pool "A student's attempt to float over a 4-foot dam in a kiddie pool had him holding on for his life when he got trapped in the churning water current below."
As China's mega dam rises, so do strains and fearThese days, China stands almost alone among nations in wielding the wealth and will to conjure up vast engineering efforts to alter the flow of rivers and lives of millions.
Ignorance and concern over Mosul DamTwo Iraqis from areas that would be affected by a collapse of Mosul Dam speak about a lack of local awareness of the problems.
Iraqi Dam Seen In Danger of Deadly CollapseLevees in New Orleans, bridges in Minnesota, dams in Iraq...
Water. After the land on which you place your feet, probably the most essential natural resource. You need it for keeping your body hydrated, growing crops and keeping industry running.
Thousands evacuated as dam threatens to burst its banks Thousands of people were forced from their homes today as flood chaos continued to hit Britain. Around 900 people in the north of England have been evacuated, including 350 residents living near a dam threatening to burst its banks.
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