The tide has shifted on dams
The tide has shifted on dams
But the future of our existing dams, including 2,500 hydroelectric facilities, is a complicated issue in the age of climate change. Dams have altered river flows, changed aquatic habitat, decimated fish populations, and curtailed cultural and treaty resources for tribes. But does the low-carbon power dams produce have a role in our energy transition?
That’s a question some environmental groups and the hydropower industry have been discussing for the past few years, and it’s resulted in a joint effort to work together on increasing the renewable energy potential of existing dams while helping to minimize their environmental harm.
It’s just one effort to rethink the future of dams. Here’s what else to keep in mind:
Full story: https://therevelator.org/rethinking-dams/
Re: The tide has shifted on dams
There is the possibility of flooding and loss of property / lives if a Dam fails ,though this is very rare with modern designed dams . Flooding , property damage , and loss of life however is a certainty without dams on major watersheds . Just look at historical records of flood damage in California before the dams existed .
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Re: The tide has shifted on dams
I think you're right. Removing flood control dams would be a big mistake.hydro wrote:There is the possibility of flooding and loss of property / lives if a Dam fails ,though this is very rare with modern designed dams . Flooding , property damage , and loss of life however is a certainty without dams on major watersheds . Just look at historical records of flood damage in California before the dams existed .
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