dam

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The dam, which is 30% complete, was meant to be an architectural centerpiece—bowing outward, in defiance of standard engineering in which dams arc inward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It provides strong evidence that fish relying on connected rivers across national borders are declining quickly due to dam construction, habitat fragmentation, pollution, overfishing, and climate-related ecosystem changes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

In Darwin, people have been asked to reduce water consumption and boil drinking water after the pump station at the dam that supplies most of the city's water was flooded and stopped working.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The three states have urged the federal government to fix or overhaul the dam to address design flaws that create problems when the reservoir is low.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The dam had trapped them upstream, and they could never return to the sea.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo