Size matters: How big is your dam?
An account of these Great Pyramids of our times. And a novel on the havoc they cause
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The Big Story:
Mega dams are back in fashion and so is the debate about human beings’ right to subordinate nature to their own needs.
- Africa’s largest dam formally opened in Ethiopia on September 9.
- In July, China began to build the world’s biggest hydropower project in Tibet.
- This month, Uruguay secured multi-million-dollar funding for its largest dam, which is meant to guarantee drinking water to the capital Montevideo in times of climate change-induced drought.
